The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) on Friday vowed to name members of a civilian “Presidential Council” tasked with running the nation’s affairs after last week’s ouster of President Omar al-Bashir. On April 11, the army ousted al-Bashir following months of popular...

Iraq will host senior officials from neighbouring countries including regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday, as it carves out a role as a mediator in the deeply divided region. The one-day summit will bring together parliament heads from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria,...

Hundreds of climate activists staged a protest in Paris's business district of La Défense on Friday morning to highlight the "toxic alliance" between the French state and multinationals that they accuse of being responsible for global warming. It was a far cry from "business as usual" at...

Thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for wholesale democratic change well beyond former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation after six weeks of mass protests, witnesses said. Parliament named an interim president and a July 4...