AMMAN- Riot police dispersed a demonstration by Syrian refugees at a camp in northern Jordan on Wednesday protesting over living conditions, a government spokesman said. Anmar al-Hammud, in charge of...
WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the only path towards a Palestinian state was through direct negotiations, on the eve of a contentious United Nations vote. "I...
ATME, Syria, Herve Bar- Syrian rebels downed an army helicopter for the first time on Tuesday with a newly-acquired ground-to-air missile, in what a watchdog said could be a turning point in the...
WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- The United States is closely following the drama unfolding in Egypt unsure of President Mohamed Morsi's plans as thousands protested in Cairo against his power grab, US...
DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels virtually cut off roads to Aleppo from neighbouring Raqa province on Monday, severing regime supply lines, as France announced it had earmarked financial aid for the...
JERUSALEM, Jean-Luc Renaudie- Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunned observers on Monday by announcing his retirement from politics ahead of...
CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi on Monday stuck by a controversial decree granting him sweeping powers, on the eve of planned nationwide rallies to protest the move, in the worst...
BEIRUT- Syrian rebels on Sunday seized the training camp of a pro-regime Palestinian faction in Damascus province and took control of an arms depot after fierce clashes, a watchdog reported. "Rebels...
CAIRO- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Sunday the sweeping new powers he has assumed are only temporary and called for dialogue, as clashes in the Nile Delta saw a member of his party...
DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels attacked army positions in the northern province of Aleppo on Saturday while violence also raged in and around the capital, monitors and residents said. Regime forces shelled...