Thousands of Algerian students protested on Tuesday, pressing their demands for wholesale change despite calls for a pause in their rallies after the sudden death of the country’s powerful army chief. They chanted “No dialogue”, rejecting the new president’s offer of talks, and said...

Iraq’s parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections fairer, but political deadlock is still holding up the selection of an interim prime minister, threatening renewed unrest. Mass protests have gripped Iraq since Oct. 1 and protesters,...

Lebanon's caretaker finance minister accused the country's banks on Tuesday of "trapping" civil servants' salaries with withdrawal limits that have fuelled public anger in the crisis-stricken country. "What is happening in some Lebanese banks is unacceptable," Ali Hassan Khalil wrote on...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime backed by Russia and Iran has captured 35 villages in the past four days in the northwestern Idlib province, which has been designated a de-escalation zone. Since the offensive began on Dec. 20, the regime and its allies have...