The Tunisian authorities have detained 24 “armed Europeans” who recently crossed into the country from Libya, according to local officials. “An armed group consisting of 13 French nationals attempted to cross the border in 4x4 vehicles at the Ras Jedir crossing on Sunday,” Interior...

The revelation that a New Zealand nurse has been detained in Syria for five years has prompted tensions between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the New Zealand government, with the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, criticising the aid agency for releasing details of the...

Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as Tuesday they refused to end a days-long sit-in outside army headquarters. Organizers fear the army is seeking to hijack the revolution on the...

Iran's lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill labeling U.S. forces in the Middle East as terrorist, a day after the U.S. terrorism designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guard formally took effect. State TV says Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami introduced the bill authorizing the...