DAMASCUS- Syrian troops on Sunday seized the flashpoint northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, state television said, as international outrage mounted at the regime's harsh crackdown on protesters....
TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on Saturday accused his forces of shelling a UNESCO world heritage...
SANAA- Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh is in poor condition suffering breathing problems in a Saudi hospital, an informed source said on Saturday, a week after a bomb blast wounded the embattled...
TOKYO- Japan Saturday marked three months since its devastating quake-tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis, with the prime minister visiting the disaster zone and thousands set for anti-nuclear...
KUWAIT CITY, Omar Hasan- Kuwait must carry out major constitutional reforms, including limiting the powers of the Al-Sabah ruling family, in order to resolve its lingering political dilemma, analysts...
BRUSSELS- Twitter as a weapon of war? NATO has scrambled warplanes against Moamer Kadhafi's forces after Libyans tweeted troop movements on the micro-blogging website, alliance officials said....
LONDON- Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver two BBC lectures on the struggle against authoritarian regimes, eight months after her release from house arrest, the broadcaster said...
SANAA, Jamal al-Jaberi- Yemen prepared for rival demonstrations on Friday after state media said embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh was out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia where he is being...
RABAT- Proposals to amend Morocco's constitution outline a major transfer in powers from King Mohammed VI to a prime minister, and the independence of the judiciary, a reform panel member said...
WASHINGTON- US President Barack Obama met the crown prince of Bahrain Tuesday, as Washington backed the Sunni royal family's national dialogue to ease the political crisis in the Shiite majority...