The United Nations are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida that were hit by gunfire Thursday, a spokesperson said. "Any damage to humanitarian food stocks, whether deliberately targeted or as collateral damage, is unacceptable...

Two civilians were killed and four captured Thursday in a southern Libyan town held by strongman Khalifa Haftar, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, sources said. Gunmen in more than 10 vehicles launched the attack on Ghodwa early in the morning, firing "indiscriminately at...

Algerian lawmakers on Thursday boycotted a parliamentary session that was called to confirm six new cabinet members, according to local media reports. The MPs reportedly boycotted the session to show solidarity with ongoing popular protests calling for the dismissal of all government...

The Yemeni government has accused the United Arab Emirates of landing around 100 separatist troops on a remote island in the Arabian Sea this week, a claim the UAE denied, deepening a rift between nominal allies in Yemen’s war. The UAE is one of the Arab countries fighting formally on...