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Saudi Arabia warns of civil war in Iraq

Saudi Arabia warned Wednesday of the risks of civil war in Iraq with unpredictable consequences for the region, after Sunni militants seized large areas from Shiite-led government forces. The unrest in Iraq “carries warning signs of a civil war with unpredictable...

NGO: Syria air raid kills 9 children in displaced camp

(AFP)- Syrian army helicopter fire killed nine children in a camp for displaced civilians near the Jordanian border on Wednesday, a monitoring group said. They were among 12 civilians killed in the air raid on the camp near the village of Shajara, south of Damascus, the Syrian...

Tunisia eyes autumn elections to anchor democracy

Tunisia’s election authority has proposed a parliamentary vote on Oct. 26 and the first round of presidential polls a month later, marking the final step towards full democracy in the cradle of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. Tunisia’s often turbulent political transition began...