Voters in Mauritania are casting ballots in legislative, regional and local elections that will test President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's record before next year's presidential vote. Polls opened at 07:00 GMT on Saturday in

At least 30 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a gun battle with Boko Haram fighters who overran a military base in the country's northeast, according to military sources. Scores of fighters in trucks

WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH: The United States on Friday halted all funding to a UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees in a decision further heightening tensions between the Palestinian leadership and the Trump administration.A spokesman for Palestinian

PARIS, BAGHDAD: Younes Selim clutches his stomach in pain at a hospital in southern Iraq, one of thousands to fall ill in a region flush with oil but desperately short of drinking water. Sitting

US singer Lana Del Rey has decided to postpone an appearance in Israel, where she was scheduled to perform at a music festival next week, in a planned concert criticised by fans and activists. Del

Mexico's Congress is opening up its first legislative session under President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Morena party. This Congress looks different than its predecessors; there is a left-wing clear majority and as

Yemen's civil war has made life a lot harder for all Yemenis and women and children are the most vulnerable. But some charities are now helping them earn a living, teaching them new skills

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have admitted that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen last month - which killed 51 people, including 40 children - was "unjustified". A probe

A charity in Britain is urging people to give up using social media for a month, or at least cut down on its use. The Royal Society for Public Health says while the platforms

TRIPOLI: On a sweltering night in Libya’s capital, Ahlam Fathi watches her son study by candlelight as yet another power cut has plunged the family home into darkness.Despite the large windows being swung open,