The vast majority of Iraqis who fled their country have no plans to return even though violence is way down, many hoping instead to resettle in the West.

The Arab League rejected an international arrest warrant for Sudan’s president on charges of war crimes in Darfur, and its leader said Qatar has done the same, clearing the way for the beleaguered Sudanese leader to attend an Arab Summit there later this

The Arab League chief says the group will not carry out a request by the International Criminal Court to arrest Sudan’s president on charges of war crimes in Darfur.

Lebanon has opened its first ever embassy in Syria in another sign of improving ties between the long-feuding neighboring countries.

Saudi Arabia hosted the leaders of Egypt and Syria on Wednesday in an effort to persuade Damascus to move away from Iran and join with U.S.-allied Arab countries in working to blunt Tehran’s influence.

The Syrian president said a facility bombed by Israel two years ago that the U.S. claims was a nearly finished nuclear reactor has been built over, but in comments published Monday denied it was a nuclear facility.

A senior U.S. envoy visiting Syria said Saturday that there is common ground between Washington and Damascus but cautioned not to expect an immediate breakthrough after years of tense relations.

A senior U.S. envoy visiting Syria on Saturday as part of the Obama administration’s effort to ease the rivalry between the two countries said he held “very constructive” talks with Syrian officials and expressed hope for future progress.

Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday that Syrian President Basher Assad told him last month in Damascus that Syria is prepared to resume peace negotiations with Israel and embrace a 2000 Arab initiative offering peace in exchange for territory captured from the

Sen. John Kerry says Syrian President Basher Assad told him last month in Damascus that Syria is prepared to resume peace negotiations with Israel and would offer peace in exchange for territory captured from the Arabs in the 1967 Mideast War.