Middle East and North Africa
At least five migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, NGO says
Rome (Reuters) - At least 5 people have died in a migrant shipwreck in the central Mediterranean, Spanish charity Open Arms said on Wednesday,...
Warring Libya sides to open main road, implement truce, U.N. says
Benghazi (Reuters) - Libya’s warring sides will immediately reopen the main coastal road connecting the vast country’s east and west across front lines, the...
Saudi embassy in The Hague sprayed with gunfire, police arrest suspect
The Hague (Reuters) - Dutch police on Thursday said they had arrested a suspect after the embassy of Saudi Arabia in the Netherlands was...
Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalifa, world’s longest serving prime minister, dies
Manama (Reuters) - Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest serving prime minister and a staunch ally of neighbouring Saudi Arabia...
Iran frees 157 detained during protests as more U.S. sanctions loom
Dubai (Reuters) - Iran has freed 157 people arrested during anti-government demonstrations, the country’s judiciary said on Tuesday, as the United States appeared poised...