World leaders and UAE residents have issued messages of support for UAE president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following news of his stroke . UAE state agency WAM reported on Saturday that Sheikh Khalifa, 66, suffered a stroke on Friday morning but was in a stable...

The Syrian government has agreed that women and children in the besieged districts of the central city of Homs can leave "immediately", peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has said. The government asked that the opposition provide names of other civilians who wish to leave the siege imposed by...
Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour has announced that Egypt will hold presidential elections before parliamentary, changing a political "road map" laid down after the army overthrew Mohamed Morsi last summer. The long-expected change could pave the way for the swift election of...