Egyptian officials say two policemen have been taken into custody after the death of a detainee sparked clashes in the capital. Dozens of protesters tried to storm a police station in Cairo's Mokattam neighborhood on Saturday after a detainee held on drug-related suspicions died in...

Iran's foreign minister on Monday warned neighboring countries over fomenting insecurity in Iran in a reference to anti-government protests that have roiled the country over the past two weeks. The remarks by Mohammad Javad Zarif at a security conference in Tehran echoed the Iranian...

Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafiq Sunday announced he will not stand in the 2018 presidential elections, reversing a pledge to challenge at polls likely to be dominated by leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. "I have decided to not run in the upcoming 2018 presidential elections," Shafiq...

Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools, a senior education official said, after the country’s Supreme Leader said early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”. “Teaching English in government and non-government primary...