US pledges military aid to Syria rebels as battles rage
Obama's administration announced Thursday it had conducted a review of intelligence reports and concluded that Syrian regime forces had used banned arms, including sarin nerve gas
Turkey premier agrees to halt contentious park project
PM Erdogan made the concession in his first talks with a group of protesters, a move they welcomed as "positive"
Editor’s letter: Is Egypt on the verge of a civil war?
Since the launch of the Tamarod campaign about two months ago, the term “civil war” has been used frequently by both mainstream and social media, the political elite and various…
Mubarak-era PM granted retrial
Court overturns jail sentence against former PM Ahmed Nazif, orders a retrial over charges of illicit gains
Public prosecution investigates Alexandria clashes
The Muslim Brotherhood blames Tamarod for attacking party offices and a mosque, while Tamarod accuses Morsi supporters of attacking them
Iran reformists hopeful on eve of presidential vote
Cleric Hassan Rowhani has emerged as one of the frontrunners in the poll with a real chance of forcing a run-off against the conservatives
Ethiopia ratifies New Nile Agreement opposed by Egypt
Ethiopian parliament ratified an accord that disputes Egypt’s share of rights to the Nile
Turkey PM gives protesters ‘last warning’
A day after meeting with protest leaders and offering to hold a referendum on plans to redevelop Gezi Park, Erdogan resumed his combative stance
Writer sentenced to five years in prison for insulting religion
Author Karam Saber intends to appeal the five year sentence handed down to him on Wednesday for insulting religion
Subcommittee hearing in DC: tolerance for NGO verdicts “next to nil”
Members of Congress and civil society heads call Egypt’s transition a “mess,” lobby Morsi for pardons for convicted NGO workers