WASHINGTON- Syria has begun mixing chemicals that can be used to make deadly sarin gas, a US official told AFP Monday, amid fears that President Bashar al-Assad's forces could attack rebels with...

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's top judges said on Monday they would ensure judicial oversight of a referendum on a draft constitution, paving the way for the December 15 vote to proceed despite...

UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned Sunday that if Israel implemented its latest plan for new settlements it would deal an "almost fatal blow" to any prospects for peace with the...

Judges traditionally supervise elections in Egypt, giving them a seal of legitimacy, but they have been openly at loggerheads with Morsi since he issued a decree last month placing both his decisions...

"We will use all peaceful and constitutional tools, including demonstrations and gatherings," said Muslim. Organisers of three huge opposition demonstrations ahead of the election announced on their...

DAMASCUS- The Syrian army shelled the outskirts of Damascus on Saturday in a drive to establish a secure perimeter around the capital, as telephone and Internet services resumed after a three-day...

CAIRO, John Davison- President Mohamed Morsi called on Egyptians on Saturday to vote in a December 15 referendum on the controversial draft constitution at the heart of a political crisis, amid mass...

KUWAIT CITY- Kuwait's Shiite minority candidates appeared Saturday set to win around 15 seats of the 50-member parliament in the polls boycotted by the Sunni-dominated opposition, their biggest ever...

CAIRO, John Davison- Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Cairo on Friday to pile pressure on President Mohamed Morsi after a panel dominated by fellow Islamists rushed through a controversial...