DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels converged Monday on a military airport in Aleppo, where troops massed for a threatened assault, as the United States said it was considering "all possible options" to help the...

JERUSALEM- Palestinian preconditions for peace talks make a return to negotiations impossible for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. "To me the setting of preconditions is an...

DAMASCUS- Syrian troops buoyed by victory in Qusayr were preparing Sunday to launch a northern offensive, a security source said, as the conflict came to Beirut's streets where a young demonstrator...

JOHANNESBURG, Alexander Joe- Nelson Mandela, the revered anti-apartheid hero, spent a third night in hospital after South Africa prayed for him on Sunday amid calls for his family and nation to "let...

DAMASCUS- Syria's opposition reiterated on Saturday a refusal to join in peace talks, as rebels reeled from losing a strategic town and their wounded and refugees straggled into next-door Lebanon....

CAIRO- An Egyptian court in the retrial of fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak for alleged complicity in the killings of protesters barred lawyers in civil cases from the proceedings at a brief session on...

RABAT- "Art will always triumph in the end," says acclaimed Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, who composed songs for the 2011 revolution but has since seen his profession come under threat from...

WASHINGTON- The United States must deepen its engagement in Syria by equipping the rebels or setting up a safe zone to protect the opposition, a top Republican senator demanded Thursday. Failure to...

YALU, Palestinian Territories- Palestinian officials renewed demands on Wednesday for a two-state settlement based on 1967 borders, as they marked the 46th anniversary of Israel's occupation of the...