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A Libyan youth leader was abducted by unidentified gunmen after calling for demonstrations in support of scheduled December elections, the UN said, voicing concern for his safety.

Tunisian President Kais Saied named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known university engineer with World Bank experience, as prime minister on Wednesday nearly two months after he seized most powers in … Read More

The country’s leader is angry at how his allies have treated him. We feel abandoned, he fulminated in French to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 25, furious that decisions … Read More

At least 100 Yemeni rebels and pro-government troops have been killed in the past 48 hours as fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib, military and medical sources said … Read More

Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have met again in Iraq, several local sources said Wednesday, as talks aiming to ease tensions have continued under Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi.

Lebanon’s banking sector, central bank and other players in its financial system are working in “harmony” to agree on the size and distribution of losses sustained during the country’s economic … Read More

The United Nations said Wednesday that a Yemeni humanitarian organisation working to help people displaced by the country’s conflict was this year’s recipient of its prestigious Nansen Refugee Award.

The Lebanese pound tumbled for a fifth straight day Wednesday, as the euphoria of the formation of a new government earlier this month gave way to the harsh realization of … Read More

Jordan fully reopened its main border crossing with Syria on Wednesday in a boost for their struggling economies following a push by Arab states to reintegrate a country they have … Read More

The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian crude oil, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to persuade Tehran … Read More