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Jordan reaches deal with teachers union to end one-month strike

Jordan’s government said on Sunday it has reached a pay deal with the teachers union to end a one-month strike, the country’s longest public sector strike that disrupted schooling for more than 1.5 million students. The deal came after the strike threatened a deepening political crisis...

EU powers push for uptake of migrant relocation pilot scheme

EU powers France, Germany and Italy, along with smaller member Malta, will on Tuesday seek to rally the rest of the European bloc to a joint scheme they have come up with to distribute migrants saved at sea. But it was unclear, ahead of the meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg,...

Tunisia holds third parliament polls since 2011 revolt

Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country's 2011 revolution. Polling stations open for the seven-million electorate at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and close 12 hours later, with preliminary...