The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. The Prime

Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria clashed with members of the Free Syrian Army, driving them from the city of Raqqa Wednesday in a sign of a worsening feud among

Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammad Morsi, setting off running street battles in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least

The United Nations said Wednesday the departure of a team of chemical weapons inspectors to Syria was "imminent" following a green light from Damascus. "The Government of Syria has formally accepted the modalities essential for

Egypt was under a tense state of emergency Thursday after security forces stormed the Cairo protest camps supporting ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, in a bloody assault that sparked violence across the country which

Ex-Finance Minister Soumaila Cisse said he had congratulated his rival Keita on winning the vote and wished him good luck, the AFP reported on Monday. Cisse's concession, hours after he complained the election had been

At least 44 worshippers have been shot dead after gunmen opened fire at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, government officials said. The killings occurred during dawn prayers on Sunday morning, although reports only emerged on

Syrians in al-Raqqa, a stronghold for fighters linked to al-Qaeda, are holding protests against their new rulers. They are accusing the fighters of abuses and unjustified detentions. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, one

Egyptian authorities have postponed a move to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country's deposed president Mohamed Morsi, to "avoid bloodshed,'' security sources said, as Morsi's detention was extended by 15 days. Al

Jerusalem's municipality has approved 942 new illegal settlement units in the Occupied East Jerusalem, a local official said, on the eve of the scheduled resumption of talks with the Palestinians. The units are in addition