Obama spoke of U.S. allegiance to 'democratic principles' after Egypt President Mohamed Morsi's ouster, but critics say little effort had been made to foster democracy. The military overthrow of the democratically elected government in Egypt, for decades America's most important Arab ally,...

  Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants, Syrian troops unleashed some of the civil war's heaviest bombardments on the central city of Homs on Friday, pounding opposition-held areas with artillery and airstrikes for the sixth straight day, activists said.  In...

  Deputy General Observer of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria told Zaman Alwasl that no discussions had taken place in the ongoing Istanbul meeting about attending Geneva 2.   Mohamed Tayfour, the prominent opposition figure, said we hope to find consensus president...

       National coalition stated today about leaked information about sexual abuse by Security Intelligence against female detainees in Damascus Central Prison of Adra.   National Coalition condemned the barbaric sexual abuse by elements of the Air Force...