An Egyptian court upheld on Tuesday a one-year prison sentence for prominent activist Asmaa Mahfouz for assaulting a witness in an ongoing trial over a deadly clash between soldiers and Christians, as media rights groups condemned the Egyptian army for as
Weapons are being smuggled both ways between Lebanon and Syria, where a 14-month popular uprising has brought the country to the brink of civil war, the United Nations said late Tuesday. Syria has repeatedly said weapons are being smuggled over its b
An Egyptian court revoked late Tuesday a previous court ruling that permitted former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq to run for president in the forthcoming presidential elections. Two weeks ago, Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission had reinstated S
Southeastern state approves amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages and civil unions, dealing blow to gay rights in US.
U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan plans to return to Damascus in coming weeks, his spokesman said Tuesday. But the trip will depend on events in Syria, where Annan is trying to convince President Bashar al-Assad to implement a peace plan, A
أعلن المتحدث باسم الخارجية الأميركية مارك تونر الثلاثاء أن بلاده تشعر بـ"خيبة أمل" لقرار الصين طرد الصحافية الأميركية في قناة الجزيرة ميليس
Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib denounces gunmen who attacked his offices in the capital Tripoli as "outlaws".
Hundreds take to the streets of West Bank city to express solidarity as a mass hunger strike enters its fourth week.
أعرب مبعوث الأمم المتحدة والجامعة العربية لسوريا كوفي أنان عن قلقه من الانتهاكات المستمرة لحقوق الإنسان، وقال إن الأولوية الآن لإيقاف أعما
قتل عنصران تابعان للجنة الأمنية العليا في العاصمة الليبية طرابلس جراء اشتباكات دارت في محيط مبنى رئاسة الوزراء، ووقعت الاشتباكات على خلفية
قال رئيس الوزراء التركي رجب طيب أردوغان إن طارق الهاشمي نائب الرئيس العراقي سيعود إلى بلاده بعد استكماله العلاج الطبي. وكانت الشرطة الدولية