Lebanese official in Syria for deal on kidnapped ‘pilgrims’
The nine Lebanese nationals were kidnapped in May, 2012 in Syria
Opposition to attend Friends of Syria meeting on 22 October
It is estimated that the conflict in Syria has claimed the lives of 115,000 since March, 2011
Egypt denies mistreatment of Syrian refugees
AFP - Egypt on Thursday denied it was mistreating Syrian refugees following a report by Amnesty International accusing authorities of unlawfully detaining and deporting hundreds of Syrians fleeing civil war.…
Egypt-US ties in ‘delicate’ phase: Foreign Minister
AFP - Egypt's foreign minister acknowledged in comments published Wednesday that relations with Washington were in a "delicate" phase after it suspended some military aid in response to a July…
Israel bitter as world hails positive Iran talks
AFP - The world's positive response to the latest nuclear talks with Iran drew bitter skepticism from Israel, which warned its Western allies Thursday they risked being duped into easing…
Egypt should stop deporting Syrian refugees: Amnesty
AFP - Amnesty International accused Egypt Thursday of unlawfully detaining and deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees, many of them women and children fleeing civil war at home. Instead of offering…
Bomb kills 12 as war-related deaths near 500,000 in Iraq
Kirkuk (AFP) — A bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers at a Sunni mosque in Iraq, killing 12 people as a study put the death toll in the war-torn…
Iran, Britain to appoint envoys within 2 weeks: report
Tehran (AFP) - Iran and Britain agreed Wednesday to name a charge d'affaires to each other's country within two weeks, following a break in diplomatic ties since 2011, state news…
Iran says nuclear talks to continue in ‘a few weeks’
Geneva (AFP) - Iran and world powers will meet in Geneva in "a few weeks" to continue negotiations over Tehran's controversial nuclear drive, Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday. "The continuation…
Iran, US teams in ‘useful’ talks on sidelines of nuclear meet
AFP- Geneva — Iranian and US delegations held "useful" bilateral talks Tuesday evening on the sidelines of high-profile nuclear talks in Geneva, a senior State Department official said. "As had…