French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that he is confident that Europe would back French efforts to end the unprecedented sectarian violence in the Central African Republic.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has met with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is on an official visit to China.

Egyptians resumed voting Wednesday in a constitutional referendum, with turnout expected to hold the key a likely presidential bid by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after clashes killed nine people the previous day.

A major donor conference began in Kuwait as part of a UN appeal to raise donations for Syria, Wednesday.

At least 16 people were killed and 69 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

Egyptians turned out in numbers amid tight security on Tuesday to vote in a referendum on a new constitution. The two-day ballot is seen as a key step towards Egypt’s return to full democracy under

The United States Congress allocated $1.3bn of military aid to be made available to Egypt in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 2014). Following the decision, the US could also provide an additional $250m to the Egyptian government for

A split has emerged between the US and Russia over Iran’s participation in Syrian peace talks planned for next week. 

The Ukrainian government will do everything possible to make sure that the Association Agreement with the EU is signed in 2014, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Arbuzov.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday called for “localised ceasefires” in Syria ahead of peace talks later this month in Switzerland.