Middle East

According to Ennahda party leaders, opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been arrested and his party's office has been seized by Tunisian police. Ghannouchi's home was searched by police on Monday...

An armed section of Colombia's dissolved FARC rebels has declared they are ready to negotiate peace with the government next month, which might be a turning point for leftist President...

As peace negotiations between Saudi envoys and Houthi rebels intensify, both parties in Yemen's conflict have initiated the release and exchange of nearly 900 detainees, a significant confidence-building measure. The...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has requested "huge international help" for Somalia, which is experiencing the worst drought in decades. On Tuesday, while in Mogadishu for a press conference with...

It's probable that the Ethiopian government's stated intention to incorporate all regional special forces into the national army or the federal or regional police would be interpreted as an attempt...

The government of Kenya announced on Monday that the country will launch its first functioning satellite the following week. The Swahili word for "one nation" is "Taifa-1," and on April...

Cristiano Ronaldo guided Al Nassr to a 1-0 win over Ettifaq in his Saudi Pro League debut, despite failing to score. Talisca headed the winner in the 31st minute after...

Climate activists who scored big against Western majors last week had some unlikely cheerleaders in the oil capitals of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Russia. Defeats in the courtroom and...

Israel killed a senior Palestinian militant commander in heavy air strikes on Gaza on Monday and Islamist groups renewed rocket attacks on Israeli cities despite mounting international calls for a...

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says it wants "good relations" with its arch-rival Iran. The prince told Al Arabiya TV that his country wanted Iran to help push...