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In-depth: The political freedoms of Tunisia's revolution have not brought economic equality, with wealth still concentrated in the hands of a small elite.
Mark Lowcock will speak to the UN Security Council and warn of the devastating consequences that would follow, if the US labels the Houthi movement as a terrorist organisation.
Locked-down Tunisia marks decade since dictator's fall
Tunisia marked 10 years since the Arab Spring revolution sent autocratic ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali but little are celebrating due to a lockdown.
Discontent remains 10 years after Tunisia's Arab Spring protests
While Tunisia - unlike most of its regional neighbours - has kept the candle of a fragile democracy burning, widespread popular discontent is ...
Yemen's Houthis defiant as US labels rebels 'terrorists'
Yemen's Houthis were defiant after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President ...
Yemen's Houthis defiant as aid agencies fear terror label
Yemen's rebel leaders brushed off the designation, while one of the largest aid agencies active in the war-torn country said the move would impact the humanitarian needs of millions.
Sri Lanka sticks to cremation of Muslim Covid-19 victims
Sri Lanka's controversial decision to cremate the bodies of Muslims who died of coronavirus has been met with intense opposition by the ...
Mnuchin meets Qatari, Egyptian counterparts in Cairo
The meeting was the first time a Qatari official visited Egypt since the Saudi-led blockade began in 2017.
Owner confronts Israeli team's racist past in interview
Moshe Hogeg said the team already is trying to recruit an Arab player.
Bodies of 20 migrants retrieved off Tunisia: ministry
Five other migrants on board the capsized boat were rescued by the Tunisian coastguard.
Death toll rises to 16 in Somalia suicide bombing
Nearly two dozen people have been killed in the latest spate of violence in Somalia.
A decade on, Tunisian demands for change not extinguished
Tunisians in Bouazizi's marginalised hometown, Sidi Bouzid, say they are suffering from the same sorrows as a decade ago.
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance the ...
Hopes crushed as Tunisians mark a decade since revolution
Ten years after the Arab Spring revolutions, Tunisia is still battling for a better future.
Mohamed Bouazizi: The fire that lit the Arab Spring
The New Arab profiles the life of the 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor, ten years after his self-immolation sparked a revolution in Tunisia ...
Tunisia: The road to revolution
In-depth: The uprisings that swept North Africa and the Middle East began in Tunisia, bringing freedom and democracy to a country so long dominated by dictators.
Is the Arab Spring still relevant a decade later?
In-depth: Ten years after the Arab Spring broke out, the hopes of protesters for democracy and social justice have failed to materialize, but ...
French court jails key accused in Charlie Hebdo attacks
Seventeen people were killed over three days of attacks in January 2015, beginning with the massacre of 12 people at the magazine, which had ...
14 due verdicts over links to 2015 Paris attackers
Three of the 14 fled to Syria just ahead of the Jan. 7-9, 2015 attacks in Paris, which left 17 dead along with the three gunmen.
'Keep up the fight', urges sister of Tunisia's Bouazizi
Mohamed Bouazizi doused himself in petrol and set himself alight a decade ago, triggering a string of historic protests across the Arab ...
Egypt closes decade-old, controversial foreign funding case
Egypt closed a long-running investigation into 20 NGOs accused of illegally receiving foreign funds.
Ten years on, Tunisia is Arab Spring's only success
Only Tunisia has made the transition during the Arab Spring, with the other popular uprisings ending in repression, war or chaos.
Houthis confirm green light for UN tanker repair mission
Yemen has been given the all clear to inspect and repair an abandoned fuel tanker.
Libyan father seeks closure after son's forced disappearance
When armed men picked up the 20-year-old Haitham al-Magri for interrogation from his home, his father Mohamed never expected it would ...
This week we focus on a long-anticipated prisoner release in Yemen.
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