ISTANBUL- Syria's fractious opposition coalition announced Sunday it will not attend mooted peace talks in Geneva unless it received the backing of rebels on the ground. Spokesman Khaled Saleh,...

ISTANBUL, Philippe Alfroy- Syria's splintered opposition coalition insisted Saturday it would not go to peace talks in Geneva unless pressure was brought to bear on Damascus to abide by the outcome....

CAIRO, Samer Al-Atrush- Egypt will expand cooperation with Russia in the wake of a diplomatic spat with long-time ally the United States following president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow, Foreign...

DAMASCUS- Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has ordered the Iraqi faction of his network to stop meddling in Syria and anointed Al-Nusra Front jihadists to carry the network's banner in the civil war....

PARIS, Indalecio Alvarez- The United States and Israel lost their UNESCO voting rights Friday after suspending funding to the organisation in 2011 over Palestinian admission, a source from the UN...

RABAT- Moroccan lawmakers have drafted a bill threatening jail terms for sexual harassment that will soon be submitted to parliament, media reported on Thursday. The proposed law would affect the...

TRIPOLI- Members of two Libyan militias clashed in Tripoli Thursday after the death of one of their leaders, leaving at least 10 people injured amid intense gunfire, witnesses and security officials...

CAIRO, Jay Deshmukh- The failure of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's supporters to stage large protests at his trial reflects the dwindling power of his Muslim Brotherhood following a deadly...

VIENNA- Former French star dancer Manuel Legris will stay on as director of the Vienna Ballet until 2017, having revolutionised the stuffy old institution, the company announced Wednesday. Legris,...