Russia on Monday sought to avert a swift U.N. Security Council vote on a Western-Arab resolution on Syria and said it wanted to study recommendations from Arab observers before discussing a plan that calls for President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power
The ongoing clashes between Yemeni forces and al-Qaeda have left thousands homeless and created a refugee crisis in the south of the country, said official sources. “Around 100,000 Yemenis left the southern governorate of Abyan to the neighboring gover
Rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas are delaying implementation of their reconciliation accord, paying lip-service to the deal while each pursues its own agenda, analysts say. Last April, the rivals signed a reconciliation agreement
A plan by Afghanistan to open a second front in peace talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia - separate from U.S.-led negotiations in Qatar - is driven by fear of being sidelined, analysts say. The move could sow confusion in the tentative
Greek debt deal still up in the air as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss ways to promote growth and create jobs.
An “armed terrorist group” in Syria blew up a gas pipeline at dawn Monday, the state-run media said, as activists reported gunfire and explosions in the suburbs of Damascus as the country's conflict moves ever closer to the capital.
Columns of Ethiopian soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks poured into Somalia on Monday, bolstering the force already fighting there, insurgents and witnesses said. Soldiers began crossing the border late Sunday and pressed deep into southw
طالب الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة بان كي مون الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد بوقف العنف فورا، بينما قال الأمين العام للجامعة العربية إنه سيسعى للتأث
The U.N. Security Council will take up a draft resolution this week that calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power.