Lebanon does not expect new aid pledges at conference which France is hosting on Wednesday to press for the quick formation of a new government that can tackle an acute financial crisis. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged Lebanon to create a new government swiftly or risk the...

The African Union (AU), non-aligned Movement, and the Arab League on Tuesday pledged to continue their support for the realization of Palestinian independence statehood. This comes in a meeting of hundreds of diplomats, officials and friends of Palestine gathered in the Ethiopian capital...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Tuesday urged the Lebanese to form a new government swiftly or risk a financial crisis worsening and threatening the country's stability. "(They should) form a government quickly because any delay will continue to worsen the situation," Le Drian...

Tears roll out from behind Ayat's oversized glasses but her hands, facing the sky, are steady. Her friends are gone, killed protesting Iraq's government, but their "revolution" continues. "Peace be upon you and on your two rivers, Iraq," sings Kazem Saher as young demonstrators mourn their...