Syria 's regime  is trying to tap frozen funds in foreign bank accounts to step up purchases of food  stocks  including wheat, as civil war and a deepening humanitarian crisis push President Bashar al-Assad to seek new ways to feed his people, Reuters reported ....

The United States said on Friday it would work with other nations to resolve Egypt's crisis peacefully, injecting new energy into a push to end a bloody standoff since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. A day after saying the army had restored democracy by removing Mursi,...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has again confirmed the need to work on a full and comprehensive cease-fire in Syria and to allow humanitarian assistance to reach all those in need in all locations and across borders, according to Saudi Press Agency. This came in a speech delivered by the...

 An article on Saturday from McClatchy News Service points to the extent of the disillusionment of the opposition Syrian National Coalition with Washington, amid continuing US delay in the provision of arms to the insurgency: “The longer the international community takes...