TEHRAN- Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending fences between Shiite Iran and the Sunni-ruled monarchies in the Gulf. The two-day...

CAIRO- An Egyptian court that sentenced to death 37 Islamists and handed life terms to 492 others defended its verdict on Sunday, saying the men were "demons" who followed Jewish scripture. The court...

CAIRO- Egypt's outgoing interim president enacted a law on Saturday making it illegal to desecrate the national flag or refuse to stand for the national anthem, his office said. Those who break the...

TRIPOLI, Hassen Jouini- Libya's contested new cabinet convened for the first time Thursday, defying the outgoing administration, which refuses to hand over power and held its own session. Amid the...

BEIRUT- The commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army urged Syrians to boycott Tuesday's presidential election, calling it a "farce" run by a "criminal" regime. The vote, which will be held only in...

UNITED NATIONS- The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal will not be completed before a June 30 deadline agreed after Washington threatened air strikes last year, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has...

TRIPOLI- Gunmen attacked the home of Libya's new premier Tuesday, as increasing security fears prompted Washington to order marines to deploy off the coast in case its embassy needs to be evacuated....

JERUSALEM, Majeda El-Batsh- Pope Francis made a personal bid for peace on Sunday by inviting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican to pray for an end to their "increasingly...

AMMAN, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- Pope Francis made what he called a "heartfelt appeal" on Saturday for peace in war-torn Syria as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Middle East. Speaking to...