An Egyptian court has acquitted 52 protesters charged with taking part in anti-government demonstrations in April denouncing the president’s decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The state-run MENA news agency says a Cairo Misdemeanour Court on Tuesday freed the protesters, who were among thousands that …

The head of Libya’s unity government on Tuesday urged Libyans to rally behind forces battling to retake the city of Sirte from the Islamic State group. Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj said advances by pro-government fighters in the jihadist group’s North African stronghold should be a model for “a national initiative …

As the United Nations looks to extend its most deadly active mission for peacekeepers for another year, those working closely with its venture in Mali say poor local collaboration and funding gaps are costing lives. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the Security Council to approve 2,500 extra troops and …