Tunisia's prime minister said exiled former autocrat Zine el Abidine Ben Ali would be allowed to return home if he was critically ill as reported by his lawyer. "I will give my green light for his return. It's a humanitarian case. If he's ill as rumoured, he can return to his country...

Tunisia will hold on Sunday its second free presidential election by universal suffrage since the 2011 uprising that toppled an autocratic regime, with growing uncertainty over who will reach the next round. Twenty-six candidates are in the race, including the incumbent prime minister...

An Algerian court on Thursday ordered a prominent opposition leader, Karim Tabou, to be held in custody on charges of “contributing to weakening the army’s morale”, a lawyer and activist close to Tabou said. Tabou’s detention follows months of weekly protests that forced veteran...

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing its mission in Libya for another year and pledging to support struggling efforts to build a ceasefire in the war-torn country. Libya has been mired in chaos since an uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer...