Moroccan King Mohammed VI is applying his father’s survival instinct to successfully navigate anti-government protests sweeping his country as well as much of North Africa and the Middle East. Almost four decades ago, sharp wits and quick response enab
Syrian regime loyalists meeting in Damascus urged President Bashar Al Assad to undertake political reforms and speak to demonstrators staging a revolt against their government as tanks deployed at the entrances to the city of Hama two days after the large
Palestinian Authority staff will receive only half their salaries this month as donors continue to deliver less money than pledged, the Palestinian prime minister said on Sunday. Salam Fayyad warned at a press conference in the West Bank town of R
Buoyed by French arms drops and intensified NATO air strikes on the regime’s frontline armor, Libya’s rebel army said it is poised for an offensive that could put it within striking distance of Tripoli. The rebels’ announcement late on Satur
At least five killed in bombing near police barracks in northern city of Maiduguri.
Yemen’s president, who is in a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will not cede power until he returns to oversee a transition, a Yemeni cabinet official said on Sunday, extending a period of political limbo. The fractious Arabian Peninsula state has be
At the traffic circle in front of the prime minister’s office, demonstrators still crowd the streets every week after Friday prayers. Six months since the protests in this desert kingdom started, hundreds of people still join in weekly chants calling fo
Libyan rebels on Sunday rejected an African Union peace plan for their country because they said it would leave Muammar Qaddafi in power, a day after they had welcomed the plan for negotiations. African leaders agreed at a meeting in Equatorial Gu
Egypt’s Nabil Al Arabi on Sunday formally replaced his compatriot Amr Mussa as secretary general of the Arab League, state media reported. On May 15 Foreign Minister Arabi was selected to replace Mr. Mussa, whose 10-year tenure was due to expire