CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's interior ministry on Thursday promised ousted president Mohamed Morsi's supporters "safe exit" if they quickly leave their Cairo protest camps as police prepared to...

DAMASCUS- President Bashar al-Assad, confident after his forces inflicted two major defeats on rebels in as many months, repeated on Thursday that he was "sure of victory" in Syria's civil war. Yet...

WASHINGTON- The United States on Wednesday urged Egypt to respect freedom of assembly following violence but lawmakers defeated a bid to cut aid over the ouster of elected president Mohamed Morsi....

DAMASCUS- Syria's main Kurdish militia issued a call to arms to battle jihadists after a Kurdish leader was killed on Tuesday weeks into clashes between the minority group and radical Islamists. It...

CAIRO, Sara Hussein- EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton left Egypt Tuesday after a mediation trip that included talks with the ousted president, but the country's crisis appeared no closer to a...

CAIRO, Haitham El Tabei- Supporters of Egypt's ousted president marched towards security headquarters in Cairo on Monday night, raising fears of new clashes as the EU's foreign policy chief met local...

TUNIS, Kaouther Larbi- Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh Monday called a general election for December 17 after an emergency meeting aimed at easing political tensions and as protests demanded the...

CAIRO, Sara Hussein- Egypt's political crisis deepened on Sunday, with supporters of the ousted president defiant as the National Defence Council warned it would take "decisive and firm" action if...

UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon will review an accord struck with Syria on investigating the use of chemical weapons before any details are announced, a spokeswoman said Saturday. Ban will meet...