Thousands of people in cities across Algeria marched on Friday to protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term and police used tear gas to disperse crowds in the capital. The 81-year-old Bouteflika, in office since 1999, will contest the April 18 presidential...

Iran said on Saturday it had many options to neutralize the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its oil exports, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, adding that Tehran’s regional influence could not be curbed as demanded by Washington. “Apart from closing Strait of Hormuz, we have...

An Iraqi security official says five fishermen have been killed in an attack by Daesh (ISIS) militants on a camp site near the Therthar lake, 100 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. Naim Kaoud, head of the Anbar province security council, says the militants attacked the fishermen's site in...

Sudanese security agents have detained a prominent newspaper editor after he made televised comments on President Omar al-Bashir's decision to impose a state of emergency and dissolve the government, his brother said Saturday. Osman Mirghani, editor-in-chief of independent daily...