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Algeria protesters keep up pressure on regime

Protesters are gathering at the main post office in Algiers, on the ninth straight Friday of demonstrations against the ...

Thousands protest in Sudan capital, demand civilian rule

Tens of thousands of protesters converged on the main sit-in in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday to pressure the ...

Alaa Abdel-Fattah, Mona Seif

Egypt schedules 3-day referendum on constitutional changes

Authorities on Wednesday scheduled three days of voting in a nationwide referendum starting Saturday on proposed changes to ...

The Latest: Macron pledges to rebuild cathedral in 5 years

The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris' Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Among those watching with ...

New head of Algerian constitutional council named

Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah appointed a new head of Algeria's Constitutional Council late Tuesday after the former ...

Alaa Abdel-Fattah, Mona Seif

Egypt lawmakers pass amendments now headed to referendum

Egypt's parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in ...

Maad al-Zikry, Maggie Michael, Nariman El-Mofty

AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war

A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work ...

Sudan's protesters voice optimism after talks with army

Sudanese protesters on Monday welcomed the "positive steps" taken by the ruling military council, which held talks with ...

UN says 146 killed in Libya as Italy calls for cease-fire

At least 146 people have been killed since a Libyan military commander launched an offensive on the capital earlier this ...

New ruling Sudan military council promises civilian Cabinet

Sudan's new ruling military council announced Sunday that it will name a civilian prime minister and Cabinet but not a ...

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Khalifa Hifter

UN says 120 killed since fighting broke out in Libya

More than 120 people have been killed since a Libyan military commander launched an assault on the capital 10 days ago, ...

The Latest: Sudanese want 'immediate' move to civilian rule

The Latest on Sudan, where protests forced long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir from power last week (all times local): 11 a.

Sudanese army holds 1st meeting with protesters since coup

Sudanese political parties and movements behind nearly four months of anti-government protests met with the country's ...

As census approaches, many Arab Americans feel left out

Yousuf Abdelfatah already knows the answer he'll give about his race on the 2020 census questionnaire will be wrong. He's an ...

Malta: 4 EU nations will take in 64 migrants from aid ship

Ending another European standoff over immigration, Malta on Saturday announced a deal to distribute 64 migrants rescued at ...

Sudan army removes leader, rejects al-Bashir extradition

The Sudanese military on Friday swiftly replaced the country's transitional leader linked to the Darfur genocide after street ...

Syria's Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings

It's Arab Spring, season II, and he's one of the few holdovers. The last man standing among a crop of Arab autocrats, after ...

Clashes mar peaceful protests as Algerians march anew

Police fired intense volleys of tear gas and used water cannons in clashes in the Algerian capital during the eighth week of ...

The Latest: Sudan's post-coup transitional leader steps down

The Latest on the situation in Sudan (all times local): 10 p.m. Sudan's defense minister says on TV he's stepping down as ...

The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas against protesters

The Latest on the protests in Algeria (all times local): 8 p.m. Police have moved in at several points around the Algerian ...