Tunisia's prime minister-designate Habib Jemli expects to form a government next week with political independents holding most of the important portfolios, he said Tuesday. Jemli, who was named to the job by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party which finished first in October's election,...

 , A United Arab Emirates diplomat has praised Syrian President Bashar Assad’s “wise leadership,” describing relations between the two Arab countries as “solid and special.” The comments by Charge d’affaires Abdul-Hakim Naimi came during a ceremony late on Monday in...

 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not want to interfere in Britain’s election, but that he thought current Prime Minister Boris Johnson was very capable and would do a good job. Britain votes on Dec. 12 in an election which offers voters a stark choice on the future...

 North Korea said on Tuesday the United States was trying to drag out denuclearization talks ahead of the U.S. presidential election next year and issued a veiled threat to Washington to soften its demands, state media reported. Ri Thae Song, North Korea’s vice foreign minister in...