At least 51 people were killed on Monday when the Egyptian army opened fire on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi, in the deadliest incident since the elected Islamist leader was toppled by the military five days ago. Protesters said shooting started as they performed...

The Syrian opposition has offered Assad's forces a truce for the duration of the holy month of Ramadan to stop fighting in the besieged city of Homs, Reuters reports citing Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmad Jarba. In his first interview to the news agency since the vote, Jabra also said...

Shells smashed into a central prison in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, killing some prisoners, a rights group said Sunday, part of a long battle for control of the ancient city. The explosions killed six prisoners, said the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which...

Two members of a German aid group who went missing in Syria are alive and well, and on their way home, the Foreign Ministry has announced. The fate of a missing third person is unknown. The Grünhelme (Green Helmets) aid organization said last weekend that three of its members were missing...