RABAT- The Arab world called Wednesday for urgent action to protect Syrian civilians from an eight-month protest crackdown, giving President Bashar al-Assad three days to halt the "bloody...

Hague admitted that Britain's role in NATO-led intervention in Libya to protect civilians from late former strongman Moamer Kadhafi was "backed by effective intelligence" which "saved lives." "For...

SANAA- Seven people have been killed in Yemen's north, where Shiite rebel influence is expanding in the wake of a central government weakened by months of mass protests, tribal sources said on...

DAMASCUS- Syria freed more than 1,000 prisoners on Tuesday in an apparent last-ditch bid to placate Arab leaders as Turkey and the United Nations warned President Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his...

SANAA- UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, said Tuesday that a compromise is possible between the regime and the opposition despite outstanding issues between both sides after months of bitter...

RAMALLAH- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will meet in Cairo on November 25, a day later than originally announced, for new reconciliation talks, a senior...

DAMASCUS, Roueida Mabardi- Jordan's King Abdullah II urged President Bashar al-Assad to step down as the Syrian regime stood defiant even as EU states piled on extra pressure and activists said 40...

"This is not the Lebanese will that voted, it is the Hezbollah government headed by (Najib) Mikati," added Hariri, who leads the pro-Western opposition camp in Lebanon. Hariri has been living...

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- The Arab League Saturday suspended Syria until President Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transition...