Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters reported. Following an icy encounter between the Kremlin chief and...

Millions hope so, it seems; they have signed a national petition demanding the president resign and plan to take to the streets on June 30, when Mohamed Mursi marks a year in office. Their slogan is a call for revolt: "Tamarud - Rebel!" But for all the simmering discontent with...

Syria's pound -lira- has continued to slide against the dollar, losing as much as 175% of its value in the black market since the outbreak of Syrian revolution against the Assad regime March 2011. The pound is trading at a rate of about 115 to the US dollar according to central...

  Saudi Arabia  plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the U.S.-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month the Communications and Information...