DAMASCUS- The United States and Turkey agreed on the need for a "transition to democracy" in Syria on Thursday, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces killed at least 16 people after storming more...

SANAA- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, recovering in Riyadh from bomb blast wounds, said a Gulf proposal for power transfer which he avoided signing in the past should be treated positively....

UNITED NATIONS- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has pursued his deadly crackdown on opposition protests despite UN Security Council demands to halt violence, a top UN official was quoted as saying...

BENGHAZI, Herve Bar- The United States and European Union turned up the heat on Libya, as fresh fighting erupted Wednesday along rebel lines at the oil town of Brega and state television showed...

"We will not waver in our pursuit of terrorist groups," Assad told visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, according to state news agency SANA. Davutoglu met with the Syrian leader in...

Majer, 10 kilometres (six miles) south of Zliten, was attacked late on Monday to try to help rebel fighters enter the government-held city from the south, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said....

SANAA- The Yemeni opposition vying to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is recovering from bomb blast wounds in Riyadh, said Tuesday it will elect an umbrella "national council" aiming to take...

DAMASCUS- President Bashar al-Assad named a new defence minister Monday as he faced regional isolation after three Gulf states recalled their envoys and Sunni Islam's top authority urged an end to...

RIYADH- Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador from Damascus for consultations, King Abdullah said Sunday, in a statement calling on Syria's leaders to "stop the killing machine". "Saudi Arabia...