A leading rights group is urging Libya’s transitional authorities to revoke or amend legislation that imposes sweeping restrictions on civil society
Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people, six months after they received two shots of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
Indian police say assailants have fatally shot a politician belonging to India’s ruling party in disputed Kashmir, and blamed separatist rebels for the attack
A top Sudanese military official says the government will review an agreement with Russia to establish a navy base in the African country
The Turkish lira has dipped to new record lows after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rattled investor confidence by saying he had spoken to the central bank governor about the need to lower interest rates
An Afghan government spokesman says two bombs have exploded in quick succession in separate locations of a neighborhood in west Kabul
Egypt and Sudan have concluded joint war games that involved ground, air and naval units from both countries
Egypt and Israel are holding high-level talks in both countries to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war
