Ridha Gharsallaoui’s appointment as interior minister comes days after the Tunisian president suspended parliament and fired his prime minister. Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Ridha Gharsallaoui to oversee the country’s Interior Ministry amid a political crisis that his critics describe as a coup. The naming of Gharsallaoui, a former …

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said eight government-affiliated forces and three opposition fighters died in the clashes Thursday. Tensions between Syria’s pro-government forces and opposition fighters have escalated in Daraa, the Syrian city considered the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against the regime. Two civilians, including one child, died …

The recent strategic dialogue talks between Iraq and the United States have divided anti-US groups in Iraq, as some welcome the results of the dialogue and others reject it and ask for full US withdrawal from Iraq. After a series of talks between Iraq and the United States, the two …