Clashes between protesters and security forces in an impoverished Tunisian city where a journalist burned himself to death over economic conditions spread to two other towns overnight, authorities said Wednesday. In the western city of Kasserine, police fired tear gas at stone-throwing...

A German journalist who was found to have fabricated and invented facts in many of his articles in recent years could now be charged over allegedly soliciting donations for Syrian orphans from his readers that went straight into his bank account. The German magazine Der Spiegel said its...

Sudan’s president on Monday pledged to carry out economic reforms, amid street protests over price hikes and a shortage of basic commodities. The state-run SUNA news agency reported that Omar al-Bashir “has affirmed the state will continue to carry out economic reforms to ensure...

A U.S. aircraft carrier has sailed into the Arab Gulf, becoming the first in the region since President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year. The December 21 arrival of the USS John C. Stennis came amid repeated threats by Iranian officials to...