Libya held rare municipal elections in nine communities on Saturday, although turnout in the country’s first voting for five years reached only about 38 percent. The North African state, which has been mired in conflict and chaos since the 2011 toppling of Muammar Gaddafi, has not held...

Government forces have captured dozens of Houthi rebels in northwestern Yemen, according to the Yemeni army on Saturday.   In a statement, the army said 45 rebels were held in Hajjah province as part of an ongoing military campaign in the area.   The statement,...

Pope Francis arrives in Morocco on Saturday for a visit which will see him meet Muslim leaders and migrants ahead of a mass with the country's minority Catholic community. The spiritual leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics was invited by King Mohammed VI as part of the "development...

Tunisia has delayed the first round of its presidential elections by one week to Nov. 17, a spokesman for the elections commission said on Friday. The initial date had been set for Nov. 10 but this conflicted with an Islamic holiday, when many Tunisians are traveling. The parliamentary...