Syrians voted on Monday in municipal elections as security forces pushed a deadly crackdown on dissent that the United Nations said has killed more than 5,000 people.

As regime opponents piled on the

Former rebels who helped to topple Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi and a human rights lawyer whose arrest sparked the uprising were handed key posts in a new government unveiled on Tuesday.

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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday to hand over his powers after 33 years in office which Saudi King Abdullah hailed as marking a "new page" in the impoverished country's h

Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule, heightening tension amid deadly clashes that threaten to derail parliamentary elections next

Bahrain on Monday admitted that ‘excessive force’ was used during a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters earlier this year that left 24 people dead, a government statement said.

"Regrettably, there

A UN humanitarian team was on Sunday in Syria to assess crisis needs as President Bashar al-Assad prepared to speak to the nation after Western leaders called for his resignation over his regime's bru

As more Syrian officials face the European Union sanctions amid intensifying violence in that country, Syria has urged India, chair of the UN Security Council, not to be influenced by Western 'propaga

Security forces shot dead at least four civilians and wounded dozens more as thousands of Syrians gathered on Friday to call for regime change and to chide world powers for inaction in the face of a b