Damascus agrees ‘in principle’ to attend peace conference
Obama seeks to shape own political legacy
Algeria’s Belmokhtar brings terror to Niger
Egypt rulers reconcile with ex-regime tycoons
Secular Turkey curbs alcohol sales
US expands Iran sanctions blacklist
Deadly clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli continue unabated
Police make two further arrests in London soldier killing
Mali offensive opens Pandora’s Box: Qaeda offshoot spreads its wings
Darfur clashes displace 300,000 people in 5 months
Pepper spray charge: New episode in Tunisia Femen activist’s saga
Syria drags Lebanon into another Lebanese-Lebanese war
Mali Islamists take revenge on France in Niger
Khamenei’s recipe to secure his supreme rule: Limit presidential race to loyalists
Libyans in North Africa scared to return home
Syrian refugees head to Libya
Initiative of ‘Syrian origin’ offers Assad 'safe exit'
Cameron: Gruesome murder of British soldier is betrayal of Islam
Is Ennahda-led government waging a mock battle to distract Tunisians?
British FM: Mideast peace process urgent priority
Cloud of cynicism hangs over Kerry’s fourth visit to Israel
From secret to open role: More Nasrallah’s men die for Assad
Six killed in Lebanon’s Tripoli clashes
US acknowledges killing Awlaki
Friends of Syria to step up rebel aid if Assad fails to commit to peace
Mauritanian women denounce violence, rape
SARS-like virus claims another life in Saudi
'British soldier' beheaded in suspected Islamist attack
What is an Iranian drone doing in Bahrain, near Saudi Arabia?
Syria chemicals: ‘Mounting reports’ push UN to renew call for investigation
Ennahdha yields to Salafist pressure again: Ansar al-Sharia spokesman freed
New IAEA report reveals significant expansion of Iran nuclear capacity
EU approves civilian mission to help Libya tighten border security
Morsi seeks to assuage critics as pressure builds up in and outside Egypt
Hezbollah stokes fire of wide-scale civil war with role in Qusayr battle
Angry opposition suspends participation in Bahrain national dialogue
Iran distances itself from Saudi spy report
France sets aside millions of dollars to upgrade embassy security
Bouteflika’s heath: From news blackout to downpour of reassurances
12 killed in attack on Baghdad brothel
Qatar repeats Britain remarks to insist: Assad must step down!
Oman discusses US arms deal as it seeks to upgrade air defenses
Battle for strategic Qusayr: Opposition calls for rebel reinforcements
Iraq 'apologises' to Jordan over Saddam backers beating
Sectarian clashes rage in Lebanon's Tripoli
