As a renegade Libyan general seeks to stave off a pair of civil lawsuits in a US court accusing him of responsibility for mass atrocities, he has chosen a risky legal defense, claiming he is immune from legal action under his alleged status as Libya's head of state.  Khalifa Haftar is...

When a team of archaeologists deep in the deserts of Sudan arrived at the ancient site of Jabal Maragha last month, they thought they were lost. The site had vanished. But they hadn't made a mistake. In fact, gold-hunters with giant diggers had destroyed almost all sign of the two...

Armed men have abducted at least six peaceful protesters in Libya's capital and used live fire to disperse a demonstration wounding others, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The protest was one of several that took place Sunday against poor public services and living conditions, with...

Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni displacement camp out of concern for their patients. But this month they closed its doors. "Enough is enough now, we can't go on," said administrative worker Mansour, who financially supports his...