Forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have been ordered to move to western Libya to fight militants, their media office said on Wednesday. The deployment is likely to alarm the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, whose Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj has been...

Algerians have reacted positively to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation late Tuesday following weeks of popular protests against his continued rule.   Ali Benflis, head of the Talae al-Hurriyat opposition party, expressed his “thorough satisfaction with the end of...

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, who had been in power for 20 years, had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule grew. The powerful Algerian army had called for the...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 334 civilians were killed in Syria during the month of March. The network said in a report issued yesterday that as many as 70 civilians were killed by Syria regime forces, including 24 children and 13 women, while Russian forces killed...