CAIRO, Adam Plowright- Egypt on Tuesday wrapped up the opening round of the first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak's fall, with Islamists winning a landslide victory at the expense of...

BEIRUT, Rita Daou- Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in his first public appearance in more than three years, warned those banking on change in the Arab world that he would arm his fighters...

DAMASCUS- Syria said on Monday it conditionally accepts observers as part of an Arab plan, as a rights group reported militiamen loyal to the regime killed 34 civilians and dumped their bodies in a...

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Islamist candidates on Monday looked to extend their crushing victory in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak, as voters turned...

DAMASCUS- Syria faced new sanctions after flouting Sunday an Arab League deadline to accept observers to monitor the unrest sweeping the country, which the UN says has killed at least 4,000 people....

In sidewalk coffee shops, at dinner parties and online, whispered talk of assassinations and invasions are rife in a growing "psychological war," said Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Britain-based...

GAZA CITY- Representatives of rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas met in Gaza on Sunday in a bid to push the implementation of a stalled reconciliation deal, an official said. The meeting...

DAMASCUS- An Arab League ministerial committee has slapped 19 Syrian officials with a ban on travel to Arab states and gave Damascus until Sunday to accept observers to monitor the country's unrest....

CAIRO, Adam Plowright- Early results from Egypt's first post-revolution election showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many...