Senior Syrian opposition figures are questioning whether they should attend peace talks next month following U.S. warnings that the swift departure of President Bashar al-Assad from power cannot be guaranteed, opposition sources said on Friday. Speaking after meeting U.S....

Egypt's public prosecutor charged former President Mohamed Mursi and 35 other top Islamists on Wednesday with conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt, in a case that could result in their execution. Declaring it "the biggest case of conspiracy in the history of...

  Syrian warplanes pounded the northern Aleppo province for a fifth consecutive day on Thursday targeting its rebel-held villages, activists reported.   At least 10 people were killed in the latest attacks, among them are four women and two children, the Syrian...

Iran  and  Russia  have used their influence on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to get visas for U.N. aid workers and improve access for convoys in  Syria , but much remains to be done, senior European officials told Reuters on Thursday. U.S....