(The Guardian)- The UN has hired scores of friends and political associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, as part of its relief operation in the country, according to documents leaked to the Guardian. The staff lists show that relatives of high-ranking ministers have been on the...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised on Thursday to amend a law that human rights groups say has severely restricted protest rights and hinted at possible pardons for young people imprisoned without conviction. Speaking at a youth conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, the former general...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suspended peace talks with the ELN rebels Thursday, hours before they were due to open, insisting the guerrillas first release an ex-lawmaker they are holding hostage. "The formal installation of the negotiating table with (the ELN) is postponed until...

(Middle East Eye)- A new UN peace proposal to end a 19-month war in Yemen appears aimed at sidelining exiled president, Abd Rabbuh Hadi, and setting up a government of less divisive figures, according to a copy seen by Reuters. Hadi fled the armed advance of the Iranian-allied Houthi...