Eight civilians were killed in an air strike near Tripoli on Monday, the US ambassador said, an attack that was claimed by Libya’s official government. War planes belonging to the country’s internationally-recognised government attacked Tarhouna, a town near Tripoli which is held by a rival armed group, air force commander …

Tunisia’s prime minister has fired five leading security officials after three gunmen attacked a Tunis museum, killing 21 in the deadliest attack on tourists in Tunisia in 13 years, the government said on Monday. The ousted officials include the director of Tunisia’s tourist police and the police chief for the …

Yemen’s Shiite militia sent reinforcements south and clashed with local fighters on March 23 after the United Nations warned the country is on the brink of a protracted civil war. Security sources said the militiamen, known as Huthis, had sent several thousand troops south and fought with local Sunni tribes as they …