The Lebanese president and the rest of the political class will be compelled to carefully examine the Hariri government line-up and approve it, otherwise this class may find itself facing European sanctions.

In a long-ranging interview with Al-Monitor, Washington's Syria envoy James Jeffrey looks back on his efforts to incorporate fragments of Obama-era initiatives into a cohesive Middle East policy.

Turkey is a country that would be quite unhappy with a Joe Biden victory. But the Palestinians stand to be relieved due to the growing support for their cause among the Democratic Party.

The Lebanese Presidency said Ceylon tea was donated to Michel Aoun, after initially stating it was for Beirut blast victims.

Algeria's new president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune is set to begin his duties on Thursday as protests over legitimacy continue to rage across the country.

Without a party or much funding, Kais Saied, a 61-year-old law professor won the Tunisian election with a groundswell in youth support.

Following the death of Tunisia's first democratically elected president, Beji Caïd Essebsi, Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Nasser has taken over as interim president.

The first democratically elected Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died at the age of 92 following months of poor health.

The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has restructured his security apparatus in move has been interpreted as part of the rivalry between Russia and Iran in Syria. That may be a stretch

Tunisian officials say Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, is in hospital in critical condition, but alive, dispelling rumours of his death.

State media reports Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, fainted during court session and died afterwards.

On Thursday, lawmakers in Egypt voted to extend the term limits for the president. The amendments, if passed, will allow El-Sisi 12 more years after his second term expires in 2022.

The veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih belonging to the PUK was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president. Salih won 219 votes to defeat a challenge from Fuad Hussein from the rival KDP. The post of Iraq's presidency has been customarily allocated to the Kurds.

The two largest Iraqi Kurdish political parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), are likely to agree eventually on a presidential candidate, but in the meantime several hats are in the ring.

The advisor for the Iraqi President Fuad Masum, Shirwan Waeli said that the President has set the 3rd of September as the date that the new parliament will convene. This comes after the Iraqi Federal Court ratified the results for the May elections after IHEC's manual recount.

Elections in Lebanon took place on 6 May this year, however the various political forces have not yet finalised their formations in the government.