Anti-government protests broke out in Iran for the third day running on Saturday as separate state-sponsored rallies were staged to mark the end of unrest that shook the country in 2009, according to Iranian news agencies and state media. State television showed a rally in the capital...

A court in Alexandria has sentenced leading rights activist Mahienour el-Massry to two years in prison on charges of illegally protesting against the Egyptian government’s decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, judicial sources said Saturday. The court tried four...

Thousands of regime supporters marched in cities across Iran on Saturday in a show of strength for the regime after two days of protests that marked the biggest unrest for years. State television showed large crowds of black-clad supporters gathering in the capital Tehran, second city...

An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested at protests the previous day in Mashhad as the government suggested hardline opponents may have been behind the unrest. Reformist media said hundreds had taken to the streets of Mashhad and other towns on Thursday in...