WASHINGTON- The United States has "real concerns" about the direction being taken by the Egyptian government following recent arrests and political violence, Secretary of State John Kerry said...

BEIRUT- The month of March was the deadliest in Syria's two-year conflict, with more than 6,000 people killed, a monitoring group said on Monday. "At least 6,005 people were killed in March. A total...

BEIRUT- Syrian rebel forces killed a pro-regime Sunni cleric in the city of Aleppo, with some reports suggesting he was beheaded, and then dragged his body through the streets, a watchdog group said...

CAIRO- Clashes broke out on Friday in Cairo and Egypt's second city Alexandria between opponents and supporters of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, injuring 10 people, the official MENA news agency...

LONDON- Former British foreign secretary David Miliband said on Wednesday he was quitting politics, bringing an end to a soap opera of sibling rivalry that has dogged the opposition Labour party. The...

CAIRO- Egyptian authorities on Tuesday proceeded with the extradition to Libya of two former regime officials wanted on charges of corruption, a judicial source told AFP. Former Libyan ambassador Ali...

DOHA, Wissam Keyrouz- Rebels won Syria's long-vacant seat at the Arab League on Monday, on the eve of the organisation's annual summit in Doha, despite rifts within the opposition that have marred...

BEIRUT- The Syrian National Coalition has refused the resignation of its leader Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the opposition bloc said in a statement released hours after he announced he was quitting....

"Opposition fighters loyal to Al-Nusra Front, Al-Yarmuk Brigade and other rebel groups seized air defence Base 38 near the town of Saida, on the road linking Damascus to Amman, in the province of...