US, UN stand by Egyptian ceasefire proposal
Both push for ceasefire, hope it will be followed by dialogue on…
Rebels hit back at ISIL in Syria border town: Monitor
Al-Nusra and other rebel groups in Syria have been locked in fierce…
FM concludes first overseas trip
Shoukry met with several Arabic and African counterparts on sidelines of visit…
Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns crisis ‘life-threatening’
Iraqi officials have insisted they are making progress in repelling the fighters,…
Palestinian killed in Israeli crackdown over missing 3
The army says more than 150 Palestinians have been arrested in the…
Syria: A better approach
By Matthew Timmerman Now well into its fourth year, the crisis in Syria…
Libya navy chief ‘wounded in attack on convoy’
AFP - The Libyan navy's chief of staff, his driver and two guards were…
Libya from paramilitary forces to militias: The difficulty of constructing a state security apparatus
By Luis Martinez When the Gaddafi regime was toppled in 2011,…
Brahimi departure, election double blow to Syria peace hopes
The international standoff was underlined Wednesday with Damascus reacting to Lakhdar Brahimi's…
Stand alone: Yarmouk Camp humanitarian disaster
It is impossible not to be touched by the apocalyptic scenes emerging…