Middle East
Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran
A published report says Iraq has signed a deal to purchase weapons from Iran, breaking a U.N.-imposed embargo on weapons sales by ...Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq
Militants launched separate attacks shortly after sunset Sunday in northern Iraq and Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens.Egypt PM Hazem Beblawi says government resigns
Egypt\'s interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi says his Cabinet has resigned.Bomb blast at Syrian-Turkish crossing kills 24 people
At least 24 people were killed and dozens of others injured Thursday when a powerful car bomb exploded near Syria\'s border with ...Al Qaeda-linked group claims Beirut bombings
A Sunni militant group linked to al-Qaida says it carried out a double suicide bombing Wednesday in Lebanon\'s capital that killed at ...Car bombings kill at least 33 people in Iraq
Car bombs have exploded in Iraq\'s capital and areas to the south, killing at least 33 people and wounding more than 80 ...Lebanon PM forms new cabinet after 10-month deadlock
Lebanon\'s Prime Minister Tammam Salam has formed a national unity government, more than 10 months after he became prime minister.Syrian talks end with no progress, no future meeting date set
The UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has apologised to the Syrian people after peace talks in Geneva ended without making progress.US, Russia pledge to unblock Syria talks, Brahimi says
The United States and Russia have pledged to help unblock stalled negotiations between Syria\'s two warring sides, international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said ...Battle on Lebanese border as Syria talks falter
The UN-backed evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid has continued at the besieged rebel-held Old City of Homs. Meanwhile, talks ...