DAMASCUS- Powerful armed groups in Syria said attending peace talks or negotiating with the regime would be an act of "treason," as fighting raged on Sunday near Iraq and in Homs. An international...

WASHINGTON- Republican lawmakers urged President Barack Obama on Sunday to repair US ties with Saudi Arabia, after the critical Gulf ally protested against Washington's policy on Syria and Iran....

TUNIS- Tunisia's ruling Islamists and the opposition met Saturday to discuss a new constitution on the second day of hard-won negotiations to resolve a months-old political crisis. The murder in July...

TUNIS- Tunisia has been plunged into a deep political crisis since the July 25 assassination of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, ahead of hard-won negotiations starting Wednesday. Authorities say he...

CAIRO- Egypt is to shorten a night-time curfew imposed on Cairo and 13 other provinces by one hour starting Thursday, the cabinet announced. The curfew will be from 1:00 am (2300 GMT) to 5:00 am,...

CAIRO- An Islamist alliance backing Mohamed Morsi on Thursday urged its supporters to protest on November 4 when the ousted president will be put on trial, raising fears of new clashes. Morsi --held...

TUNIS- Tunisia's Islamist Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Wednesday that his government was committed to the "principle" of resigning in line with a roadmap to end months of political deadlock....

LONDON, Danny Kemp- Western and Arab powers agreed with Syrian opposition leaders Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad should play no future role in government, but they struggled to convince the...

PARIS- US Secretary of State John Kerry told Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday that the country would have had more influence by taking a seat on the UN Security Council. A senior State...