Recent polls in Somaliland will go down as a lost chance for greater international recognition.

Washington must look at the bigger picture if it wants to contain terrorism in the Sahel region.

Daesh’s wanton destruction of cultural relics helped fray the national fabric of countries like Syria and Iraq. It’s now up to the international community to help mend them.

The African Union is letting Joseph Kabila get away with flouting the DRC’s constitution.

Health cuts in the United States risk hampering the world’s response to the next big pandemic.

King Abdullah’s position isn’t as secure as some Western leaders might assume.

Women’s rights are making some gains in the long male-dominated societies of the Middle East.

In an unprecedented move, three African countries have voted to leave the ICC. Is this the beginning of the end of international jurisprudence?

With tourist streams to Tunisia drying up, Saudi Arabia is hoping to establish itself as a tourism destination in the Middle East.

Sectarian tensions and political repression are on the rise in one of the United States’ key allies in East Africa.