The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has put in place an entry quota of 3,000 refugees a day to cope with an influx of Kurds fleeing the civil war in  Syria , aid agencies said on Tuesday. About 30,000 refugees, believed to be mainly Syrian Kurds, have poured into  Iraq...

The most senior leader in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo. Mr Badie, who was wanted over alleged incitement to violence and murder, has been temporarily replaced as "general guide" by his deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat. In another development, Egypt's ex-vice...

More than 9450 Syrian students are doing their  baccalaureate  exams today under the surveillance and monitoring of the Opposition in the liberated areas in Aleepo, al-Raqqa, Idlib, Deir Ez Zour and in the refugee camps of Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.  An opposition...

Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman has been denied entry into Egypt after she landed at Cairo airport "for security reasons", officials say. Ms Karman, the first Arab woman to win the prize, was held on arrival and reportedly told to fly on the same plane back to the United Arab...