President Barack Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March on a mission to smooth tensions with Washington's main Arab ally over U.S. policy on Iran's nuclear program and the civil war in Syria, a newspaper reported. Obama is preparing to meet with King Abdullah for a summit, the...

A suicide attack targeted the Bekaa town of Hermel on Saturday evening, killing at least three people and wounding 20 others. The attack was claimed by the Syrian al-Qaida-linked group, al-Nusra Front in Lebanon. "An explosion was heard near al-Mabarrat school which is located in...
Two roadside bombs exploded near a patrol car in Cairo Friday, and police fired tear gas at supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, security officials in Egypt said. One policeman was slightly wounded when his patrol car was hit by two roadside bombs in a Cairo...