LONDON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber released on compassionate grounds, is innocent, says Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Syria is bound by specific U.N. Security Council resolutions to hand over any suspected terrorist believed to be plotting against Iraq, officials say.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Backers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said they would hold key government posts in the next Iraqi government should a new Shiite slate win in January elections.

LONDON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Women and children are among the victims in Yemen most impacted by tribal vendettas as the government attempts to restore stability, an analysis shows.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Leaders from al-Qaida are reportedly in talks with the combatant Mujahedin Youth Movement in Somalia to coordinate anti-government strikes, officials say.

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 22 (UPI) -- The visit to Damascus by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr was part of a broader effort to strengthen ties between the two Arab neighbors, officials said.

SANAA, Yemen, July 20 (UPI) -- Yemeni officials downplayed claims that al-Qaida militants were fleeing Iraq and Afghanistan to establish operations in the Arabian peninsula.

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 8 (UPI) -- Syria amended its penal system to include mandatory minimum sentences for so-called honor killings, though rights groups complain that is not enough.

BAGHDAD, July 6 (UPI) -- Lingering border disputes and clashes with Iranian forces have delayed or otherwise impacted production at Iraqi oil fields, government reports show.