Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations has said Damascus is not opposed to talks regarding a transitional government, but it has a precondition for such negotiations.
Anti-regime protesters have taken to streets in Bahrain to call for an end to the Saudi Arabia’s military presence in their country.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to Russia and the United States to help revive stalled peace talks aimed at ending Syria's three-year-old civil war.
The United Nations has warned that ancient Christian and Muslim sites in Syria are under attack demanding an immediate halt to the destruction of the country's cultural heritage.
The UN Security Council has adopted a unanimous but non-binding resolution, calling for humanitarian aid convoys to be allowed access across war-torn Syria.
Bahraini forces have clashed with anti-regime protesters a day after the third anniversary of the country’s revolution against the ruling Al Khalifa royal family.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Bahraini regime to respect its “international human rights obligations” in dealing with peaceful protest rallies in the Persian Gulf nation.
A delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic has arrived in Geneva to take part in the second round of talks in the context of the international conference dubbed 'Geneva II.'
Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq Islamic Association has called on people to boycott ministries and transactions next Thursday to mark the third anniversary of the popular uprising against the regime.
The UN has revealed more cases of child abuse in war-stricken Syria, criticizing foreign-backed militants for recruiting refugee children in bordering countries.
Thirteen anti-regime activists in Bahrain have been sentenced up to 15 years in jail, as the Al Khalifa regime intensifies its crackdown on protesters.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has lashed out at neighboring Saudi Arabia for backing terrorist groups operating inside his country.
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has highlighted the essential Iranian role in facilitating stability in the Middle East, urging US lawmakers to give a diplomatic detente with Tehran a chance.
Iran has rejected reports that it has sent a secret delegation to the Geneva II Syria talks in Switzerland following the withdrawal of the UN chief’s invitation for Tehran.
Long-shot peace talks intended to bring an end to Syria’s vicious civil war have been on the verge of collapse before they even really began.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has again insisted on regime change in Syria, claiming President Bashar al-Assad must not be part of a transitional government.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opens a long-awaited international peace conference for Syria in the most serious effort yet to end the bloodshed in the Arab country.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has underscored that the Islamic Republic does not accept the 2012 Geneva communiqué, rejecting the US precondition for Iran's participation in the Geneva II talks.
At least 21 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed in a suicide bombing and gun attack on a popular Lebanese restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.
Donors meeting in Kuwait have pledged more than $2.4 billion in humanitarian aid for victims of the Syrian war, less than half the $6.5 billion sought by the United Nations.