MADRID- A cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad living in exile warned Monday that Syria risks descending into a civil war if the government does not bow to demands that it carry out democratic...

DAMASCUS- Tens of thousands of Syrians gathered on Sunday in Douma near Damascus to bury eight people killed during pro-reform protests, as a Facebook group drummed up week-long rallies in their...

MUSCAT- Omani police have released 57 people arrested in a crackdown on protests in the northern industrial city of Sohar, a day after a protester was shot dead, ONA state news agency reported....

DAMASCUS, Natacha Yazbeck- Syrian authorities on Thursday announced a raft of measures aimed at meeting protesters' demands as opposition movements ready for more rallies across the country after...

AJDABIYA, Michel Moutot- Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi suffered a major blow Wednesday with the defection of his foreign minister even as his forces again proved too strong for the rebels' rag-tag...

DAMASCUS, Natacha Yazbeck- President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday blamed conspirators for unrest sweeping Syria and dashed hopes of an end to decades of emergency rule in his first speech since protests...

DAMASCUS, Natacha Yazbeck- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to address the nation Wednesday in his first speech in two weeks of unprecedented dissent and one day after his cabinet resigned, a...

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Loud blasts rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli for the 11th night in a row on Tuesday as world powers vowed to press efforts to stop Moamer Kadhafi's "murderous attacks" on...

LONDON- British Prime Minister David Cameron Monday told the leaders of the US, Germany and France that Tuesday's London talks on Libya should "broaden the coalition" of nations committed to...