EGYPT

After Obama assured the world America would wait for diplomacy before hitting Syria, Damascenes celebrated, but the sadness of war lurked.

Russia and the United States have had the two largest chemical weapons stockpiles ever owned.

The girls had seen sold by Iraqi intelligence and security officials to the Egyptians to work as prostitutes, sex slaves or as dancers in nightclubs.

On Tuesday, the world's biggest arms fair opens in London, with Russian firms displaying weaponry they sold to Syria.

BP continues to explore and search for oil and gas in the Delta Nile region even as the Middle East tenses up.

Syrian refugees in Egypt and those who would wish to go there are facing backlash and anger -- and little safety.

As the world debates intervention, one Damascus family’s routine reflects the nation’s turmoil and dread.

Rising global oil prices may keep oil-trade deficits and subsidy costs elevated for ASEAN economies.

Research suggests that Egypt developed from a group of loosely connected farmers into a fully functioning state within as little as 600 years.

Blue Ivy already has suitors, as Amber Rose jokingly said that her son Sebastian is going to marry Ivy when they grow up

The ship will offer support to the U.S. Navy’s six warships operating in the Mediterranean Sea, in the event of a strike on Syria.

Former Egypt President Mohammed Morsi is accused of instigating the killings of demonstrators during protests last December.

Unlike its peers in Syria and Egypt, the Lebanese military is cozying up to its citizens with “Be a Commando for a Day” exercises.

As one group of blacks arrive in Israel, another much larger group of Africans face imminent deportation.

A series of oil sector factors has pushed oil well above $100 per barrel.

Most Western companies have been out of Syria for the past two years.

American cities are nowhere to be found at the top of the 2013 list of the most livable cities in the world.

The year is off to a terrific start for the global travel and tourism industry with higher-than-predicted growth of 5 percent.

The Jatropha curcas species may not be right for biofuel, but carbon farming presents another opportunity.

Egypt’s turmoil is forcing its young people to put jobs, careers and education on hold, and nobody knows how long the interruption will last.

Over the years Turkey has made some pretty inflammatory statements; here are five that will have you asking, really?