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President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in the city of Aleppo would be a “huge step” towards ending the devastating five-year civil war.
A five-year probe into CIA detention centres on Polish territory has ground to a halt, said to be due to a lack of cooperation from US officials.
When Moncef Marzouki, a dissident transformed into Tunisia’s president, paid a visit to Algeria, Tunisian flags flew from lamp posts in his honour.
An Islamist opposition party leader says Algeria’s government will ignite unrest if it tries to rig elections in May to keep its grip on power.
A secular Tunisia could be a thing of the past as moderate Islamists are believed to be ahead in Tunisia’s vote count after this year’s uprising.
Tunisian voters poured into polling stations to vote in their country’s first free election, 10 months after the start of the Arab Spring uprisings.
Libyan army vehicles have crossed into Niger in what may be a negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state.
Western powers and Libya’s neighbours fear that the power vacuum could allow unsecured weapons to end up in the hands of Islamist militants.
Libya’s new leadership says it is committed to democracy, while it prioritises areas for spending the billions released from Gaddafi’s frozen assets.
Tunisian police fired shots into the air on Thursday to try to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding that ministers leave the new government.
Tunisia’s prime minister promised to announce a new government on Monday, hoping to maintain momentum to ward off fresh protests.
Tunisian special forces fought a heavy gun battle with members of the ousted president’s security force on Sunday.
Tunisia’s new leadership moved to form a coalition government to gain the upper hand over violent looters and quell arson and shooting.
Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday where the prime minister was due to meet opposition parties.
Tunisia’s new leader promised order would be restored while he attempts to form a coalition to take the country to elections.
Gunshots rang out and police fired tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on Friday.
Rich nations at the Copenhagen climate summit should commit -billion a year in new money to help Africa tackle the consequences of global warming.
Following Joost van der Westhuizen’s explosive admissions, the M&G Online has come up with a list of some other SA sporting scandals.
Arab ministers on Monday are likely to tell Hillary Clinton they are disappointed she did not exert more pressure on Israel to freeze settlements.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won a fifth term in office by a massive margin, near-complete results from the poll showed on Monday.
