Supporters of Muthanna Ahmed Abdulwahid, a Sunni Arab candidate for the Azimun Ala al-Bina (Determined to Build) party, a small local list, had been gathered at around lunchtime in the restive city...

BUDAPEST- A new arts and cultural "incubator" in Budapest has proved a hit with alternative creative companies and a response to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ultra-conservative culture policies....

SALMA, Syria, Marie Roudani- Umm Abed once worked as a nurse at a military hospital in Syria's Lattakia province, treating wounded soldiers, but when army shelling killed her brother and mother she...

BEIRUT, Karim Abou Merhi- Tamam Salam, a moderate member of Lebanon's Western- and Saudi-backed opposition, emerged Friday as a consensus candidate for the post of premier, winning key endorsements...

WASHINGTON- Tensions have soared in recent weeks over North Korea, which has threatened a nuclear strike against the United States and has allegedly moved missiles to its east coast. HOW DID IT COME...

WASHINGTON- The United States urged Bahrain's Sunni-led government on Thursday to promote dialogue with the Shiite opposition after two years of political upheaval in the country. US Special Envoy to...

KHARTOUM, Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali- Direct road links between Egypt and Sudan will open soon, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Thursday, beginning a two-day visit which Khartoum has called...

The Israeli military was quick to respond in both cases, with a tank firing back across the Syrian armistice line towards the source of fire and the air force mounting three air strikes on Gaza, in...

CASABLANCA, Morocco, Sabine Wibaux- President Francois Hollande arrived in Morocco on Wednesday amid an explosive tax fraud scandal in France that has overshadowed his landmark two-day visit to the...