Libyan forces said on Tuesday they had taken one of the last districts in central Sirte held by Islamic State militants, battling snipers and car bombs in their campaign to recapture the entire city. Forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government in Tripoli are three months into a campaign...

Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group's authority in the city. Forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government seized the Ouagadougou convention...

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has denied any family tie with the prime minister he has just nominated following criticism that the two were related by marriage. The 90-year-old leader said Youssef Chahed "is not a member of my family." Sections of the media and opposition members have...

Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday named Youssef Chahed as the new prime minister after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence because of his handling of economic reforms and security. A junior minister in Essid's government, Chahed, 41, is an agricultural...