Hamza Nasri, a young Tunisian activist, hit the streets as part of anti-government protests in recent months. Now he says he is under police watch and afraid for his friends. "I've moved house three times in recent months. I've stopped going to see certain friends so I don't put them in...

Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who has served as prime minister for the past 12 years, hopes voters will reward him for leading the country’s...

The Syrian regime will impose new procedures to halt the free fall of its pound, seeking to tighten the noose on the exchange market  amid accusations of deliberate plunging of the currency rate by dealers. Syria Stocks, a leading Facebook page delivering daily exchange rates,...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. and European leaders denounced what they called Turkey’s baffling and concerning decision to pull out of an international accord designed to protect women from violence, and urged President Tayyip Erdogan to reconsider. Activists participate in a protest...