DAMASCUS- The United States on Wednesday condemned an assault by Syrian troops on the town of Qusayr, claiming the regime had relied on Hezbollah to win the battle and caused tremendous suffering....

PARIS- Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons has existed for several decades and is considered one of the biggest in the Middle East, but its exact makeup and size remain guesswork as few facts have...

RABAT- Berber activists on Tuesday hailed a Moroccan minister's decision to speak Amazigh in parliament, saying it was the first time their indigenous tongue which is recognised as an official...

CAIRO- An Egyptian opposition youth activist was on Monday sentenced by a Cairo court to six months in prison for insulting President Mohamed Morsi. Ahmed Duma, who was tried for calling Morsi "a...

ANKARA, Fulya Ozerkan- What started as a small campaign against a local project in Istanbul has rapidly spiralled into an outpouring of national anger over how the Islamist-rooted government treats...

CAIRO- An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the release of two policemen accused in the 2010 death of Khaled Said, who became a symbol of the fight against police torture, judicial sources said. In...

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- US President Barack Obama will use a NATO summit next year to write the "final chapter" of America's longest war, in Afghanistan, hoping to cement a legacy rooted in...

BAGHDAD, Prashant Rao- Attacks in Iraq, the deadliest of which struck Baghdad, killed 32 people on Thursday, pushing the death toll for this month above 600 and sparking fears of all-out sectarian...

ISTANBUL- Syria's divided opposition coalition has reiterated its demand to the international community that any negotiations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad must lead to his...