An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 people to life in prison on charges of joining Daesh. Giza criminal court Monday says the defendants all traveled abroad to fight for Daesh and receive military training. Two other defendants got 15-year sentences, and another was given three years for...

She may have spent 40 days in jail for demonstrating against president Omar al-Bashir who has since been toppled but activist Amani Osmane says the battle for women's rights in Sudan is far from over. Women have been at the forefront of the revolt which led to Bashir's overthrow by the...

Tens of thousands of Algerians returned to the streets in the capital Algiers and other cities on Friday to demand radical political reforms and the departure of the ruling elite. Protesters are now seeking more freedoms and the removal of the remaining symbols of the old guard, after they...

Venezuela's opposition leader announced a mass street rally set for Tuesday to move forward the “next stage” of their US-backed attempt to gain power in the oil-rich country.  "We call on all of Venezuela to mobilize. Together, with the citizen power and the work of the National...