Hundreds of Tunisians marched through the capital Tunis on Saturday to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, as protests that began there widen outside the southern city.
The Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), a prominent group known for its decades-long fight for democracy and women’s rights, has been suspended by Tunisian authorities, triggering strong reactions from other civil society organizations and activists.
Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday in a stinging rebuke to the recently re-elected centre-right coalition.
Iran’s central bank has declared Ayandeh Bank bankrupt and transferred its assets to the state-owned Bank Melli, in a rare move within the country’s heavily sanctioned economy.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani aboard his aircraft on Saturday during a brief stopover in the Gulf state, a White House official said.
On October 29–30, Paris will once again host the grand diplomatic stage production known as the Paris Peace Forum, a meticulously choreographed gathering more about photo ops than peace talks.
At least 14 people drowned when a rubber boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey's western province of Mugla on Friday, the local governor's office said, adding that a search and rescue operation was underway for possible survivors.
The United States has appointed veteran diplomat Steve Fagin as the lead civilian representative to a U.S.-backed ceasefire monitoring center near the Gaza Strip, aimed at supporting efforts for a sustainable end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Morocco has announced an ambitious plan to fully phase out coal power by 2040—if international climate finance is secured—according to a statement by the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), a global coalition of governments and organizations working to accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term on Saturday, vowing to build on nearly a decade and a half of consistent growth while critics denounce what they describe as a concerted bid by his government to stamp out dissent.
A Turkish court on Friday dismissed a case seeking to annul the 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and oust its current leader, Özgür Özel.
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