Tunisia's economic is experiencing difficulties but 2018 will be the last year of hardship, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Tuesday after a night of protests against austerity measures. "People have to understand that the situation is extraordinary and their country is have...

Egypt says security forces have killed eight suspected militants in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday the firefight broke out when the forces raided a suspected hideout in el-Arish city. It said the militants were planning attacks targeting...

Kuwait will host an international conference in February on the reconstruction of war-torn Iraq, in cooperation with the World Bank and private companies, it said Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said that despite "past wounds" - a reference to Iraq's 1990 invasion of...

UN on Monday voiced concern over the detention of 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed al-Tamimi. "What is clear is that people need to have their rights respected. The detention of children is our particular concern and we have made those concerns known," UN spokesman Stephane...