Saddam's former foreign minister and deputy premier says the dictator was "mentally ill" when he invaded Kuwait.
Egypt's planning minister said Thursday the government may reach a final agreement over a $4.8 billion loan in two weeks.
A group of Syrian youths took a big risk on Thursday, staging a peaceful protest against the regime in central Damascus.
Egypt's economy continues to struggle, with the Egyptian pound falling even further against the U.S. dollar.
Iran is flexing its military muscle in front of its enemies -- the oil-rich Arabian Gulf monarchies.
Look for Tuesday protests, including a media blackout, in reaction to the constitution draft, pushed through the Assembly last week.
One person has been killed as demonstrators finish their sixth day occupying Tahrir Square to protest President Mohammed Morsi's sweeping new powers.
In what is widely viewed as yet another sexist and repressive act, Saudi Arabia has introduced an electronic tracking system to monitor its female citizens’ cross-border movements.
Russia, Turkey and the US have all denied a report in Arab media that Moscow was involved in the mysterious downing of a Turkish jet off Syria's coast in June.
The Egyptian mliitary is increasing its presence in the Sinai Peninsula in an attempt to root out the mysterious jihadist group suspected of carrying out the August 5th attacks near the Israeli border. Meanwhile, Israel nervously waits for Egypt to once again demilitarize the area.
Surface to air missiles could give a big boost to the Free Syrian Army, but introducing the weapons runs the risk of delivering them into the hands of terrorists as well.
A prominent Shi'ite clan in Lebanon announced Wednesday it has kidnapped more than 20 Syrian nationals in retaliation for the alleged abduction in Damascus of one of their own by members of the Free Syrian Army. Meanwhile, a bomb was detonated in Damascus.
Are Tunisian women "complementary to men?" A new draft constitution says as much, but thousands of demonstrators disagree.
A spokesman for Egyptian President Morsi said a letter supposedly sent to Israeli President Peres was fake and reports of it were "slander."
Today is a turning point in Syria's history,” said the chief of the Syrian National Council, Abdelbasset Seida,
The long-anticipated showdown between Egypt's military and its new president -- the Muslim Brotherhood's Muhammad Morsi -- has opened, with Morsi, the SCAF and the Supreme Court heading into a three-way contest.