Libyan security forces regain control of the main airport in Tripoli, after a militia overran the runway demanding the release of one of their leaders.
The Iraqi minister of culture has said that the United States is delaying the return of original copies of ancient manuscripts that were illegally smuggled out of Iraq and reportedly sold to Israel. The manuscripts are part of the Jewish archive that w
Syrian rebels say they are no longer committed to the nominal truce in Syria, in a blow to the peace plan brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan.
The Syrian National Council (SNC) will meet during the weekend to replace Burhan Ghalioun who resigned as the leader of the opposition bloc late last month, SNC officials said on Monday. The meeting will take place Saturday and Sunday in Is
قال الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة بان كي مون إن خطة المبعوث الأممي الدولي إلى سوريا كوفي أنان ما زالت أساسية لحل الصراع، بينما أعلن المجلس العس
A court in Kuwait sentences a man to 10 years in jail for endangering state security by insulting the Prophet Muhammad and two Gulf rulers on Twitter.
Corrupt officials in grossly impoverished South Sudan have stolen an estimated $4 billion from the world’s newest nation, President Salva Kiir has said, in an appeal for funds to be returned. “Many people in South Sudan are suffering a
UNESCO said Monday it will for the first time consider a Palestinian site for its World Heritage List, after the Palestinians controversially joined the U.N. heritage body last year. UNESCO said in a statement that its World Heritage Commit
Switzerland has frozen another 20 million Swiss francs ($20.59 million) of funds belonging to top Syrian officials, bringing the total to date to 70 million francs, the government said on Monday. Switzerland introduced sanctions on Syria last year to try
Trader Jerome Kerviel began his appeal against a three-year prison sentence for his role in a massive trading scandal.