UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi has announced that Syria will allow women and children to leave…
Syrian government and opposition representatives have met briefly face to face in Geneva in what is being hailed a small…
At least seven people died during violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the military-backed government as Egypt marks the…
Syrian government delegation has threatened to quit peace talks in Geneva if "serious" discussions do not begin by Saturday. Foreign…
Three blasts that appeared to target the police force have killed 5 people in Cairo. Nearly 70 people have been…
Syrian government and opposition have traded bitter accusations on the first day of a major peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland.…
At least four people have been killed by a suspected bomb explosion in a Hezbollah stronghold in a Shia-dominated southern…
Iran has started restricting its uranium enrichment, state TV says, under an agreement which will also trigger an easing of…
The results of a two-day referendum showed that the proposed new Egyptian constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people,…
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has said Damascus is ready to offer a prisoner exchange with rebels. Speaking in Moscow,…