Ten people were killed and 41 others wounded Thursday in armed clashes in Libya’s capital, according to the Health Ministry. The confrontation between rival armed groups erupted Wednesday in southern Tripoli, despite a UN-brokered ceasefire that came into effect four months ago. The...

Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, as demonstrations demanding President Omar al-Bashir's resignation spread to other cities and towns. Protesters chanting "Freedom, peace, justice" gathered in central...

A general strike paralyzed daily life in Tunisia on Thursday with tens of thousands of public-sector employees staying home to demand higher wages. The Tunisian General Labor Union (TGLU), the country’s largest labor union, urged civil servants to take part in the strike after Wednesday...

The UN's Libya mission warned against clashes in the country's capital on Wednesday as tensions rose between rival militias, four months after clashes that left over 100 people dead. "The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the recent military mobilisation of...