Hassan Aboud, no longer a mystery man UNTIL last month the leader of Ahrar al-Sham (the Free Men of Syria), a large Salafist rebel group, went by a nom de guerre. Then on June 8th Hassan Aboud...
CAIRO, Simon Martelli, Samer al-Atrush- Three women died in clashes between loyalists and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, medics said Saturday, despite warnings by the...
One of the worst recurring features of U.S. foreign policy is a process that might bluntly be described as “seduction and abandonment.” Now it’s happening in Syria. The seduction part...
AMMAN, Jo Biddle- From the air, lines of trailers and tents stretch across the Jordanian desert. Welcome to Camp Zaatari, home to thousands of Syrian refugees and fast turning into a small city. The...
CAIRO, Simon Martelli, Christophe De Roquefeuil- Visiting EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday urged Egypt's interim leaders to free Mohamed Morsi, as supporters of the ousted...
TRIPOLI- Slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's sprawling residence in Tripoli, Bab al-Aziziya, will be turned into an amusement park under plans announced on Tuesday by the tourism minister. "The...
CAIRO, Simon Martelli, Tom Little- Egypt's first interim government since the military toppled president Mohamed Morsi two weeks ago was sworn in Tuesday, after deadly clashes between the security...
DAMASCUS- The UN's special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks on Monday, as concern mounts over the rising child death toll in the bloody two-year conflict. Six children were among 29...
CAIRO, Simon Martelli, Haitham el-Tabei- Hundreds of Islamists loyal to deposed president Mohamed Morsi clashed Monday with security forces as they rallied for his return, after a US envoy urged...
WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- A top US official traveled to Cairo Sunday for talks with the nation's interim and military leaders, the first high-ranking administration member to visit Egypt since Mohamed...