Arab Spring

Britain's Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the...

Oct 26, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

Yemen's ex-president in talks to resolve war-party official

Representatives of Yemen's ex-leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, are in talks with diplomats from the Unite...

Jul 23, 2015 08:44 AM EDT

Egypt court sentences Mubarak, sons to three years in jail

An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail w...

May 09, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

French, Syrian intelligence agents in contact: Assad on French TV

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told French television the intelligence services of his country...

Apr 21, 2015 09:16 AM EDT

Obama, Tunisia's Essebsi to meet in wake of attack, elections

U.S President Barack Obama and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will meet in Washington next mon...

Apr 20, 2015 10:19 AM EDT

Arab summit agrees on unified military force for crises

Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt announced the formation of a unified military force to counter gro...

Mar 29, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir

A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insult...

Feb 22, 2015 07:00 AM EST

Japan's Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling IS

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable l...

Jan 17, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Mubarak verdict fuels protests, mockery in Egypt

Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop crimina...

Dec 01, 2014 12:50 AM EST

Assad's warnings start to ring true in Turkey

When Sunni rebels rose up against Syria's Bashar al-Assad in 2011, Turkey reclassified its protégé...

Oct 27, 2014 10:17 PM EDT