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AP PHOTOS: Preserving a revolution's graffiti
A group of artists, photographers and a publisher have joined hands to preserve Egypt's graffiti. "Wall Talk" — their newly released 680-page book — ...
Qatar Telecom boosts stake in Kuwaiti telecom firm
Qatar Telecom says it is paying $1.8 billion to substantially boost its stake in Kuwaiti telecommunications operator Wataniya. The Qatari firm said ...
Preserving Egypt's revolutionary graffiti
Graffiti has been among the most powerful art forms and tools of Egypt's revolution and the turbulent months since, but it also has proven to be its ...
Panetta: Syria clash with Turkey may escalate
The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring ...
Egypt's president defends record of first 100 days
Egypt's new Islamist president on Saturday strongly defended his performance in his first 100 days in office, facing down criticism that little has ...
5 terror suspects from UK appear in US courts
An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges, complaining that his ...
Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace
Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft ...
Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war
Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some ...
Syria vows to 'crush' rebels, launches new attacks
Syria's military will "crush" armed rebels, President Bashar Assad's defense minister warned Saturday, as the regime shelled rebel positions in two ...
Iran 'confidence' bid shifts uranium to fuel stock
In a bid to ease international concerns over its nuclear program, Iran has converted more than a third of Tehran's most highly enriched uranium into ...
IMF chief predicts sustainable Gulf growth
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday that the economies of the oil-rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council will continue ...
Egypt hardline Islamist party heals rift, for now
Leaders of Egypt's largest ultraconservative Islamist party have put aside their differences, settling — at least temporarily — a leadership dispute ...
Iran currency rebounds after protests
Iran's national currency is rebounding from record lows, days after protests flared in the country's largest display of anger at economic conditions ...
Iraq: Roadside bombs kill 5 including soldier
Iraqi authorities say roadside bombs have killed five people in and near Baghdad. Police officials say that the first explosion went off around noon ...
Israeli police: American kills chef at hotel
An American man who lost his job at a Red Sea hotel in Israel shot dead a chef at the resort on Friday, then was killed himself in a shootout with ...
Signs growing that Israeli PM will call early vote
Signs are growing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will call parliamentary elections as early as February, months ahead of schedule in ...
Syrian regime opens new urban front, shells Homs
The Syrian military opened a second urban front Friday, attacking the rebel stronghold of Homs with the most intense artillery barrage in months and ...
Egypt leader pledges to ease up on Sinai crackdown
Egypt's new Islamist president on Friday pledged to ease up on the crackdown in the country's restive Sinai Peninsula and not pursue hundreds of ...
Woman bids to lead Egypt Islamist party
For the first time, a woman is running for the leadership of the political party of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful Islamist group.
AP PHOTOS: Bloodshed in Aleppo
These striking images show the casualties of this week's intense fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, where rebels are battling President ...
Jordan's Islamists rally for elections boycott
Thousands of Jordanians rallied on Friday to call for a boycott of upcoming legislative elections, a challenge to King Abdullah II who has promoted ...
Bahrain police, protesters clash in capital Manama
Riot police in Bahrain used water cannons and tear gas on Friday to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters trying to reach a heavily guarded ...
UN council condemns suicide bombings in Syria
The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned "in the strongest terms" four deadly suicide bombings in Syria's largest city after Syria requested the ...
Al-Qaida claims attack wave and jailbreak in Iraq
Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility on Friday for a stunning jailbreak last week that was followed by a wave of deadly attacks across the ...
Israel police disperse Palestinians at holy site
Israeli police have stormed a holy site in Jerusalem's Old City, dispersing dozens of Palestinians who police say lobbed rocks at officers.