JERUSALEM, Shaun Tandon- US Secretary of State John Kerry went into overtime Saturday in his bid to revive long dormant Middle East peace talks as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for...

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt braced for protests against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday, the anniversary of his turbulent first year in office, after a week of violence that has killed...

SIDON- Sunni clerics on Friday denounced the arrest and alleged abuse of Sunni detainees after a deadly battle between troops and supporters of radical Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir in south Lebanon. A...

WASHINGTON- The United States confirmed an American was among three people killed in protests in Egypt Friday as it updated its travel warning allowing non-emergency diplomatic staff to leave the...

DOHA, Taieb Mahjoub- Qatar's new emir on Wednesday said his country seeks strong ties with "all governments" in his first speech since taking power, as he swept aside the powerful prime minister who...

UNITED NATIONS- US ambassador Susan Rice left the United Nations on Tuesday slamming the Security Council's failure to act over the worsening Syria conflict as a "moral and strategic disgrace." But...

DOHA, Taieb Mahjoub- The emir of gas-rich Qatar, a major actor on the world diplomatic stage and key backer of Arab Spring uprisings, stepped down on Tuesday in favour of his 33-year-old son, Sheikh...

DAMASCUS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not step down at a proposed peace conference in Geneva but will only discuss the formation of a national unity government, the foreign minister said on...

UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday appealed to Lebanon's armed forces to remain loyal to President Michel Sleiman as sectarian tensions fuelled by the Syrian conflict mounted. Ban is...