Egyptian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people, rights groups said Wednesday, broadening a crackdown launched after rare protests calling for the ouster of general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The wave of arrests comes ahead of a "million-man march" Friday called for by...

Iran is willing to give reassurances on not seeking nuclear arms and accept changes to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers if the United States returns to the deal and lifts sanctions, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. "If the sanctions are ended and there is a return to the...

Two million children are out of school in war-torn Yemen, a fourth of whom have dropped out since the conflict escalated in March 2015, the UN children's agency said Wednesday. The education of a further 3.7 million children is at risk as teachers' salaries have not been paid in more than...

Since ascending to power in 2014, Egypt's general turned president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has imposed himself as an uncontested leader, stamping out opposition despite criticism by human rights groups. His government has taken no chances and arrested more than 600 people after hundreds of...