Egypt’s deputy prime minister will propose a way out of a bloody confrontation between the security forces and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan held blunt talks with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad this weekend but appeared to be making little headway.
Over 30 Syrian civilians have been killed in fighting as a new constitution is set to see Bashar al-Assad rule until 2028.
Syria says it might allow Arab monitors to stay for another month on its peacekeeping mission, but those against Bashar al-Assad want UN intervention.
The Muslim Brotherhood says it is leading Egypt’s election, which would give the nation’s oldest Islamist group a powerful parliamentary platform.
The US and other countries walked out of a speech by Iran’s President Ahmadinejad to the UN after he attacked the "arrogant powers" of the West.
The popular protests against Arab autocrats that have churned the region for three months are the authentic birth pangs of a new Middle East.
Al-Qaeda militants in the mountains of Yemen posting bombs to America? Order more drone strikes or send in the Marines. If only it were that simple.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad basked in a rock-star welcome from Hezbollah’s Shi’ite loyalists on Wednesday.