Tunisia’s parliament began debating on Wednesday and looked set to approve a new coalition government, after months of political wrangling that has slowed the north African country’s efforts to tackle looming economic problems. Elyes Fakhfakh, who was designated prime minister last...

Airstrikes on northern Idlib province  Syria killed at least 21 people Tuesday, including seven children, two students and two teachers, opposition activists said, as Russian-led forces captured a town considered a symbol of the uprising against Bashar Assad. The capture of Kafranbel...

The UN's Libya mission and world powers on Tuesday urged the country's warring parties to engage in peace efforts, as doubts hung over talks set to start the next day in Geneva. The negotiations are supposed to gather delegates from a Tripoli-based unity government and representatives of an...

Calm returned Tuesday after a two-day flare-up in and around Gaza as a truce between Israel and Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad appeared to take hold after initial jitters. The Israeli military reported no rocket fire from the territory during the morning and AFP correspondents in...