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BEIJING-  A Chinese tourist who defaced an ancient Egyptian monument was hunted down by Internet users who prompted his parents…

Two rockets hit Hezbollah's heartland in Beirut on Sunday as the Lebanese Shiite group battled alongside Syrian regime forces and…

Islamists attacked a group of kissing couples who locked lips in a Turkish metro station to protest a morality campaign…

Iran's defence minister insisted on Saturday that the country has never sent "military forces" to Syria, reiterating its denial of…

Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is "still possible", Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday, hailing US Secretary of State…

Intense clashes rocked the central Syrian town of Qusayr on Saturday, a watchdog reported, as regime forces backed by fighters…

African leaders on Saturday opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside…

Plans to shut two runways at Cairo's international airport at night have been shelved temporarily, the head of Egypt's airports…

Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday that Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite…

Fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least six people overnight, as supporters and opponents of Syrian…