Middle East
Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL
Al-Qaida says it is severing ties with a militant group fighting in Syria, the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq ...US slams Syria for failing to meet chemical weapons commitments
The United States has called on Syria to take immediate action to comply with a UN resolution to remove its chemical weapons ...Egypt ex-President Morsi defiant at jailbreak trial
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi protested at his new trial in Cairo from a glass and metal cage, as he faces charges ...Syria agrees to let women, children leave besieged Homs area
U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian government delegates, at peace talks in Geneva, have agreed to allow women and children to immediately ...Egyptian interim President announces early presidential elections
Egypt\'s interim president, Adly Mansour has announced that Egypt will hold a presidential election before parliamentary polls, changing a political "road map" ...Syrian government, opposition meet in same room for peace talks
Delgates from the Syrian government and opposition have met for the first time in the presence of the UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar ...Blasts hit Cairo as Egypt marks revolution
Egyptian officials say clashes have left at least 29 people dead as government supporters marked the third anniversary of the uprising that ...Syrian government threatens to walk out of peace talks
The Syrian government delegation has threatened to quit peace talks in Geneva if "serious" discussions do not begin by Saturday.At least 5 killed as bombings rock Egyptian capital
A suicide car bomber killed at least four people at police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, the first of three bombings to ...Syrian officials and opposition to meet at Geneva peace talks
Senior representatives of the Syrian government and opposition are expected to hold their first direct talks after nearly three years of bitter ...




