Algerian parliament president Moad Bouchareb quit Tuesday, Ennahar TV and a parliamentary source said, after prolonged demands for his removal by protesters who saw him as a pillar of the ruling elite. Bouchareb bowed out three months after longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned...

The United Arab Emirates Tuesday called on Sudan's army and protesters to continue dialogue and avoid violence after protest leaders called for a one-day "civil disobedience" campaign. "It is important for dialogue to continue in Sudan away from disputes and towards an agreement regarding...

While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern for its people. Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, but a...

A journalist arrested last week as he covered Algeria's weekly anti-regime demonstration said Monday that he was beaten, insulted and humiliated for eight hours. Mustapha Bendjama, editor-in-chief of local daily Le Provincial, told AFP he was slapped and punched by members of police...