The Houthi rebels of Yemen said Saturday that they had struck a military vehicle used by Saudi Arabia, killing a number of soldiers on board.  According to the Houthis’ Al-Masirah channel, the rebels targeted a military vehicle operating near the city of Cazan, bordering Saudi Arabia,...

Iraq's Yazidi minority held its summer festival on the weekend, five years after jihadists seized their ancestral heartland of Sinjar, in a brutal assault that still haunts the community. On August 3, 2014, Islamic State group fighters seized Mount Sinjar, and went on to slaughter thousands...

The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammad al-Hassan Lebatt told reporters that the two sides "fully agreed" on a constitutional declaration outlining the division of power for...

Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) opposition alliance have reached a final agreement on power sharing, African Union mediator Mohamed Hassan Lebatt said early Saturday. Lebatt told reporters in Khartoum after long talks between the...

A final agreement between Sudan’s opposition and its military rulers is expected by Saturday, as the two sides have concluded the majority of outstanding issues, according to the opposition negotiator. "We do believe that tomorrow we will bring the Sudanese people good news about these...

Algerians descended on the capital in huge numbers Friday and called for "civil disobedience" for the first time in their months-long anti-regime campaign, despite a heavy police presence. "Civil disobedience is coming!" protesters shouted, as they marched calmly through the center of...

Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies Friday for snap September polls called after the death of 92-year-old leader Beji Caid Essebsi. Eight would-be candidates, including media magnate Nabil Karoui, submitted their papers to the North African country's...

At least nine loyalist fighters have been killed in clashes with forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in the south of Tripoli, the U.N.-recognized government said Friday. Haftar's forces launched an offensive in April to try to wrest Tripoli from forces backing the Government of...

Sudan's ruling generals announced Friday that nine paramilitaries had been arrested for the killing of four teenage demonstrators earlier this week after four people were killed protesting their deaths. The move against the feared paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces came as talks...

Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen Friday, security officials said, a day after deadly assaults by rebels and a jihadist bomber. The gunmen stormed Al-Mahfad base in Abyan province and remained inside for several hours before military...

 A senior Sudanese army commander said a security force assigned to guard a bank in Al-Obeid was responsible for killing children protesting in the city earlier this week, the official SUNA news agency reported Thursday. At least six people were killed at a rally in Al-Obeid, 400 km...

Yemen's Iran-backed movement said it launched missile and drone attacks Thursday on a military parade in Aden, the seat of the Saudi-backed government, killing several people including a commander. A Reuters witness saw nine bodies on the ground after an explosion hit a military camp...

Libya's national oil company says it has suspended operations at the country's largest oil field following the closure of a pipeline valve, the second halt in just over a week. Wednesday's statement by the National Oil Corporation says an unidentified group on Tuesday closed the pipeline...

Yemen's Houthi rebel group on Wednesday welcomed a visit by a military delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Iran. "The UAE message from Iran was positive,” Houthi member Mohamed Ali al-Houthi said on Twitter, without providing any further details. On Tuesday, a UAE military...

Tunisia's liberal prime minister, Youssef Chahed, will run for president in an early election expected on Sept. 15, his Tahaya Tounes party said Wednesday, making him one of the likely frontrunners to succeed Beji Caid Essebsi, who died last week. Essebsi, 92, a secularist who helped guide...

The trial of ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges will begin on August 17, his lawyer said, after the ex-president failed to appear in court Wednesday for the first session. "Today was the first session of his trial, but the authorities were unable to bring him due to...

Celebrations of King Mohammed VI's 20 years on the throne culminate Wednesday with the annual pledge of allegiance to Morocco's monarchy after a series of opulent banquets and a major speech. Hundreds of dignitaries and senior officials are expected to attend the ceremony at the royal...

Presidential polls will be held in Tunisia on September 15, the North African country's electoral body has said, rejecting calls to postpone the vote after the death of ailing leader Beji Caid Essebsi. "The office of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections has set the date of...

The African Union called Wednesday for a speedy trial for those responsible for the killing of school children at a protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid Monday. Mohamed Hassan Lebatt, the bloc's mediator in Sudan, also called for the ruling military council and opposition coalition to...

Talks between Sudan’s ruling military council and the opposition over the path to a new sovereign council to run the country after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir were postponed on Tuesday after four young protesters were shot dead. Below is a timeline of key developments: Dec...