Egypt's powerful armed forces gave Islamist President Mohamed Mursi a virtual ultimatum on Monday to share power, urging the nation's feuding politicians to agree on an inclusive roadmap for the country's future within 48 hours. A dramatic military statement broadcast on state...

 National coalition pleas International leader on Homs, Activists warn of hit by chemical weapons . Assad's forces launched a major offensive in the last two days against rebels in Homs, a centre of the two-year-old uprising, in their latest drive to secure an axis connecting...

  Syrian army air strikes in the central city of Homs on Sunday killed three civilians, as regime forces pressed forward with a new bid to to retake several rebel-controlled districts, activists said.   "Syrian warplanes carried out air strikes on the Old City of Homs a...

Mass demonstrations across  Egypt  on Sunday may determine its future, two and half years after people power toppled a dictator they called Pharaoh and ushered in a democracy crippled by bitter divisions. The protesters' goal again is to unseat a president, this time their...