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Tunisia: protesters torch Ennahda’s office

Protesters set fire to the office of Tunisia’s Islamist ruling party Ennahda in the city of Siliana as demonstrations erupted nationwide against tough economic conditions. General strikes were called in the northwestern city of Siliana, Gafsa and in Gabes, which is along...

Wary silence from Arabs over Iran deal

Iran's nuclear deal with global powers was met with wary silence from Arab states on Sunday, with Iran's only two Arab friends Iraq and Syria welcoming the accord but others keeping their opinions to themselves. All Arab countries apart from Syria and Iraq are ruled by Sunni Muslims...

Assad air raids 'kill 40 in and around Aleppo

At least 40 people were killed on Saturday in Syrian regime air strikes on the northern city of Aleppo and surrounding areas, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syria's second city and onetime commercial hub has seen intense fighting for more than a year...