(By The Nation -Lauren Wolfe)- The door kept opening. In would come young men, sometimes hobbling a bit. They’d speak to the man behind the desk in Arabic and step back out. I was sitting in a sweaty, brightly painted room in southern Turkey. The man behind the desk was a...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's ambassador to Lebanon said Monday the upcoming Syrian presidential election will be the resounding answer to all those who doubt that his government will prevail in its current conflict. Sitting in his office at the hilltop Syrian Embassy just outside the...

(Reuters) - The leader of the protesters occupying Libyan oil ports said on Monday he did not recognize Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq's new government and suggested a previously agreed deal to end his blockade could be in jeopardy. Ibrahim Jathran, who wants more autonomy from...

AMMAN- (AP)-Jordan on Monday expelled the Syrian ambassador and ordered him to leave Amman within 24 hours, accusing him of making "offensive" statements about the kingdom. The development was unexpected, since Jordan had kept a Syrian ambassador ever since the conflict...