(Reuters) - The head of Israel's election commission acted on Monday to limit any pre-election boost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may get from a March 3 speech to the U.S. Congress, in which he will warn of the threat from Iran's nuclear programme. The speech has caused...

(Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a United Nations  resolution mandating an international coalition to intervene in Libya after its jets bombed Islamic State targets there. "There is no other choice, taking into account the agreement...

(Reuters) - A Syrian insurgent group on Monday criticized as "biased" a United Nations envoy seeking a ceasefire between government forces and armed groups in Aleppo and said it would not meet him. The Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) statement followed comments on Friday by...

(AP) — A rocket attack on a government-held neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo Monday killed at least nine civilians, including children, Syrian state media and an activist group said. The official SANA news agency said three children were among nine people killed when...