Erin Cunningham

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said Monday that he opposes talks on limiting Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional proxy forces.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Kurdish fighters should “drop their weapons”.

Egypt’s defense minister Gen. Abdel Fatteh al-Sisi dismissed elected leader and Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed Morsi Wednesday, announcing on state television that the armed forces had also dissolved parliament and suspended the country’s constitution.

Using Twitter and text messaging, the Taliban try to control the message in Afghanistan.

All Egyptians really care about is the economy. But the top candidates seem to have few solutions.

No one is quite sure. But Afghans along the border are paying the price.

Doctors in Turkey say initial tests of blood samples from victims of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria last month are negative for sarin gas.

On the freewheeling net, extremists of all stripes are looking to radicalize, recruit, and disseminate propaganda among an infinitely wider audience.

Egypt has a long history of using humor to survive tough times, but Bassem Youssef drew criticism for his more direct, "American format" of satire.

As Egypt's state apparatus teeters on the edge of chaos, citizen mobs exact justice on suspected lawbreakers in sometimes brutal ways.

Shielded in secrecy, the Algerian military wields enormous influence in politics and the economy — and it wouldn't be the first time it staged a coup.

As Egypt continues its descent into chaos, a major financial backer appears to be bowing out.

As Egypt’s police force continues to strike in much of the country, the government considers a controversial option.

A series of reforms convinced Algerians to end their protests during the Arab Spring, but economic hardship and corruption are prompting people onto the streets again.

With 2 top militants reported dead, AQIM suffers double blow — though far from a fatal one.