One of two presidential candidates to have won through to a runoff election in Tunisia has called for his rival to be released from prison. "The situation leaves me morally uncomfortable... I would sincerely like to see him freed," law professor Kais Saied said in an interview on...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Ankara would continue to purchase oil and natural gas from Iran despite US sanctions in comments published Friday. The United States reimposed sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, and says it aims to reduce...

The Kremlin said Friday that it hoped that Washington would not release confidential details of phone calls between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comment when asked about the White House's release of a...

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has played down a call for protests against his rule, saying there were "no reasons for concern" even as the army and the police tightened security in the capital, Cairo, and other major cities. The dismissal on Friday came as rights groups said...