DAMASCUS- The United Nations on Monday appealed for a record $12.9 billion in emergency aid, half of which is for victims of Syria's war, which is expected to generate another two million refugees...

BRUSSELS- The European Union on Monday pledged "unprecedented" levels of support to both Israel and the Palestinians should the two parties reach a final status agreement. Commending US Secretary of...

TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- Tunisia's Industry Minister Mehdi Jomaa, chosen late on Saturday as premier-designate to lead the country out of crisis, is a little-known newcomer with limited political...

CAIRO- The head of a panel which has drafted a new Egyptian constitution urged the government and its Islamist opponents Sunday to reconcile ahead of January's referendum on the charter. The two-day...

MONACO- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Saturday that the moderate opposition to the Syrian regime was in "serious difficulty" and that long-delayed peace talks aimed at ending the crisis...

UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on the international community Friday to sanction those responsible for Syrian chemical weapons attacks documented in a newly released report. The UN...

LONDON- European leaders should "hang their heads with shame" over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country's brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday. In a...

TUNIS- Tunisia's main political parties, in talks to pick a new independent premier as a way to end a protracted political crisis, clinched an agreement to be discussed Friday, a mediator said. The...

DAMASCUS- The United States and Britain suspended non-lethal aid to rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday, a day after Islamists overran a border crossing in the snow-swept region near Turkey. Gulf...