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Sanaa/Taiz -- Four Yemeni soldiers were killed in what appeared to be an ambush near an Al-Qaeda-held southern city after renewed protests in another city were met with deadly force, stoking concern about civil war.
A brief weekend calm was...
Amman - Syrian forces killed two people and injured scores on Sunday in the town of Rastan in central Syria, which has seen large demonstrations against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, a witness said.
Troops backed by tanks encircled Rastan...
An Al-Qaeda group tightened its grip on a Yemeni coastal town while in the capital Sanaa a truce was holding on Sunday between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's forces and armed rebels, hours after it was agreed.
Armed men believed to be from Al-...
Hamas policemen at the Rafah border crossing toured nearby coffee shops on Saturday calling on travelers to Egypt to go to the terminal which emptied fast under Cairo's easier travel procedures.
"Is there anyone who wants to travel?"...
The head of the Arab League said on Saturday the Palestinians should seek UN recognition for their statehood in September because negotiations with Israel have proven futile.
"The sound path is going to the United Nations and political struggle...
The political crisis that has pushed Yemen to the brink of civil war has cost the economy as much as US$5 billion, and immediate aid is needed to prevent a meltdown, the country's trade minister said on Saturday.
Three months of street fighting...
NATO staged a rare daytime air strike on Tripoli on Saturday after a fifth straight night of attacks, adding to military and diplomatic pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi to quit after 41 years of power.
A big boom shook the Libya capital at...
Armed Bedouin tribesmen blocked a main road to Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday to press the government to free jailed kinsmen, security sources and witnesses said.
Incidents of lawless behaviour have increased since police...
Russia believes Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi should give up his rule and is prepared to help broker his departure, a senior Russian official said on Friday.
The offer - a change in tone from the Kremlin's previous criticism of Western...
Washington/Deauville - The external financing needs of oil-importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa will exceed US$160 billion over the next three years and donor countries must step in to help, the International Monetary Fund said on...
