DAMASCUS- The trial of dissident Syrian author Ali al-Abdullah, charged with "disseminating false information," began on Monday before a military tribunal, human rights groups said. Abdullah...

CAIRO, Sara Hussein- Opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans and renewed their demand...

BEIRUT, Rita Daou- Ten days after the appointment of Hezbollah-backed candidate Najib Mikati as its new prime minister, Lebanon is yet to see a government as a political deadlock drags on. "We are...

WASHINGTON- US Vice President Joe Biden told his Egyptian counterpart Saturday that "immediate steps" are needed on democratic reforms in response to the growing unrest in the country, the White...

RAMALLAH- The Quartet's call on Saturday for an urgent resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks "falls short of our expectations," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said. "The...

CAIRO, Ali Khalil- The Egyptian opposition's "day of departure" for Hosni Mubarak ended at midnight Friday with the embattled president refusing to transfer power amid a rising tide of international...

WASHINGTON, Joseph Krauss- The United States led a chorus of world outrage on Thursday as several international journalists were beaten or detained in a "systematic" attack by Egyptian regime...

WASHINGTON, Lachlan Carmichael- The United States Wednesday cranked up pressure on Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak after he rebuffed calls to begin an immediate power transfer and his backers waged...

BEIRUT, Mohamad Ali Harissi- Lebanon's former powerbroker Syria has edged its way back into the heart of local politics, analysts say, after the militant Hezbollah and its allies toppled the...