TRIPOLI- Fighters of Libya's new regime Sunday said they had entered the town of Bani Walid, one of the last holdouts of Moamer Kadhafi diehards, but encountered heavy resistance. "We attacked...

DAMASCUS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday appointed a committee to draft a new constitution within fours months, as activists reported more killings, arrests and gunfire in several...

UNITED NATIONS- Supporters and opponents of UN action against Syria crossed swords at the Security Council Friday after it was revealed the regime's crackdown has cost more than 3,000 lives,...

DAMASCUS- Syrian troops and armed dissidents clashed in two towns on Thursday, with at least 14 people killed, as the EU announced sanctions on a key Syrian bank in protest at its deadly crackdown on...

An exit from the crisis after months of protests would be reached "through a political solution, and implementing the Gulf initiative that the ruling party endorsed, presenting a comprehensive...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has seen his support surge on the back of his campaign to win UN recognition for a state of Palestine, and Malki said he suspected the long-awaited deal was...

London - Amal Hasson - British Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a statement on the Middle East and North Africa at the UK parliament, welcoming the formation of the Syrian National Council...

WASHINGTON, Arthur MacMillan- A failed plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's envoy to Washington was probably led by rogue elements in Tehran and was too amateurish to bear the stamp of Iran's leaders,...

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- Egypt's deputy prime minister resigned on Tuesday over clashes that killed 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, amid mounting anger at the ruling military and calls for the...