Hong Kong authorities granted protesters permission to march this weekend, organizers said on Thursday, giving the green light to a rally seen as a gauge of the pro-democracy movement’s support following its sweeping victory in local elections. The Civil Human Right Front, the group that...

French people on Thursday started one of the biggest strikes in the country's recent history against French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension plans, local media reported. Police, healthcare professionals, teachers, lawyers, taxi and freight drivers, postal workers,...

 Several thousand men backing a paramilitary force close to Iran flooded the Iraqi capital's main protest camp Thursday, worrying anti-government demonstrators who have denounced Tehran's role in their country. The men arrived in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in apparently coordinated...

Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli has pledged to form a “harmonious” coalition government in line with the aspirations of the people. The Tunisian people "want those parties [in the government] to meet their expectations in the areas of employment, local and regional...