ALGIERS, Algeria In a desert standoff deep in the Sahara, the Algerian army ringed a natural gas complex where Islamist militants hunkered down with dozens of hostages Wednesday night after a rare ...

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In Algeria, at the height of the anti-regime protests (Hirak), social media, especially Facebook, witnessed an unprecedented level of political interest and activity; serving as a fertile ground ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday expressed concerns over Qatar’s alleged discriminatory policies against the ethnic minority Baha’i community. HRW Deputy Middle East director at HRW Michael Page ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a working dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump's national security advisor John Bolton, after the Group of Twenty leaders summit in Buenos Aires ...

Destroyed bridges, blackouts, empty water stations and looted hospitals across Sudan bear witness to the devastating impact on infrastructure from two years of war.