Iran on Sunday joined the international chorus of criticism against President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, saying it would further isolate the United States. "The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris accord indicates the government's lack of...

( The Guardian )- Iraqi forces have retaken an area near the Syrian border from Islamic State as part of operations to expel the jihadis from strongholds in the country’s north. Al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces announced the “total liberation” of the Baaj district...

Moroccan authorities stifled a women's protest against official abuses and corruption on Saturday in a northern town where months of unrest has tested the North African kingdom. The protest in the town of Al-Hoceima was organised by the "Hirak" movement, which is campaigning for jobs,...

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in corruption would emerge unscathed in his government's "war" on graft. Corruption was widespread in Tunisia under longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted...