Allies of Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, the dominant figure in the divided country's east, have welcomed Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, betting on more support for their anti-Islamist stance. The result could boost pro-Haftar factions with strong ties to Egypt and...

Six years since a young Tunisian stallholder set himself on fire, triggering revolutions across the Arab world, his country’s suicide rate is surging over economic and social woes, experts say. Mohammad Bouazizi, who self-immolated on Dec. 17, 2010, in protest at unemployment and police...

(Middle East Monitor)- Libyan pro-government forces said on Tuesday that they discovered a special prison in Sirte set up by the Daesh group for prisoners it sentenced to death. Alhurra TV quoted the Libyan forces saying that the building contained small cells with ventilation ducts but no...

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed heads to Paris Wednesday in a bid to drum up French investment in the struggling economy of its former North African colony. Chahed, 41, will meet his counterpart Manuel Valls and President Francois Hollande during the "strategic" visit, he told AFP in...