What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts

CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle Eastern and North African nations that attempted to transition to democracy in recent years can attest to that. Now it's Syria's turn to try...

Sarkozy's court defeat: a look at the legal cases involving France's former president

PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose conviction in a corruption case was made definitive by France's highest court Wednesday, has been involved in a series of legal proceedings in recent years. Another trial is to open next month over alleged Libya...

UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Libya announced a new initiative Monday to overcome a three-year deadlock and move the divided oil-rich North African nation toward a national election. The U.N. deputy special envoy for Libya, Stephanie Koury, told the U.N. Security...

Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery

CAIRO (AP) — Clashes broke out Sunday between armed groups in a western Libyan city, trapping residents in their homes and causing fires in the country’s second largest oil refinery, officials said. The fighting in the coastal city of Zawiya, about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles)...

Greece launches emergency inquiry into the alleged assault of an Egyptian minor at a migrant camp

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prosecutor from Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday launched an emergency inquiry into the alleged beating and sexual assault of a 16-year-old Egyptian boy at a migrant camp outside Athens. Four other Egyptians housed at the facility aged 16, 17, 18 and 21...

Armed men in speedboats make off with women and children when a migrants' dinghy deflates off Libya

MILAN (AP) — Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya's coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday. Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the...

Militia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya's effort to contain sea crossings

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan military officials said Monday they apprehended hundreds of migrants traversing the country's vast desert hoping to ultimately cross the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of a better life in Europe. The 444 Brigade, a powerful militia group that operates...

ICC prosecutor urges nations to help arrest 6 Libyans allegedly linked to a brutal militia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya and other nations Tuesday to help arrest six men allegedly linked to a brutal militia blamed for multiple killings and other crimes in a strategically important western town where mass graves were discovered in...

Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe capsized off Libya's coast, killing all on board except for one person, local authorities and a Libyan group said Tuesday. Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook...

A boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing 12, authorities say