Fears rise of Covid-19 outbreak among displaced in Idlib

Cases confirmed in doctors and nurse with concern virus will move fast through camps

Urgent aid for Lebanon critical to avert disaster, says think tank

Government pressed to speed up talks with IMF and donors to secure funds and halt slide

Fragile peace in South Sudan as feuding leaders form unity government

UN commission report condemns human rights violations by both sides in the conflict

European powers trigger Iran nuclear deal’s dispute mechanism

Move pushes 2015 accord closer to collapse after Iran breached enrichment limits

Aung San Suu Kyi rejects ‘misleading’ genocide claims at UN court

Rohingya supporters shout ‘shame on you!’ as Myanmar’s civilian leader leaves court in The Hague

Thousands take to Khartoum streets to celebrate Sudan peace deal

Protest leaders agree deal to share power with military until elections can be held

Ordinary Iranians pay a heavy price as tensions soar in Gulf

US sanctions inflaming tensions without punishing those responsible, say experts

Ethiopian army kills general accused of organising failed coup

Prime minister urges citizens to unite against ‘evil’

Crisis group urges US and Iran to ‘tone down rhetoric’ to avoid war

US security advisor John Bolton seen as chief culprit in escalating US-Iran tensions

Erdogan faces wrath of Kurds in Turkey’s local elections

Crackdown on Kurdish politicians in south east unlikely to deter voters this weekend

Kenyan crash victims embody a country’s outward reach

Single largest toll in Ethiopian Airlines crash came from Kenya

Who runs Algeria? Protests highlight clique around ailing Bouteflika

‘Algerians have decided to step out of this charade of the emperor’s new clothes’

Death toll in terror attack on Nairobi hotel rises to 21

Kenya’s president seeks to restore calm after attackers ‘eliminated’ by security forces

China confirms detention of Canadians amid Huawei executive row

Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig held on suspicion of ‘endangering national security’

Syrians in Turkey face anger and violence

Tensions mount as displaced migrants experience attacks and difficulty finding work

Cameroon in turmoil as leader holds on to power after 36 years

President Paul Biya, who lives part of the time in Switzerland, may seek re-election

US ties with Kurds in Syria create rift with Turkey

Kurdish group YPG is now facing an escalating battle with Turkish forces in northwestern Syria

EU should help Tunisia fulfil its Arab Spring

Struggling country is shining example to rest of world but needs assistance

Tunisia: simmering discontent

Real risk of complacency about country’s democratic path

President-designate Mnangagwa hails Zimbabwe’s ‘new democracy’

Sacked vice-president to be sworn in as country’s new leader on Friday

Kenya faces new political crisis as opposition leader withdraws from election

Nationwide protests called for as president insists poll re-run will go ahead next month

Yemen heads for famine as food used as weapon in conflict

Global indifference making dire situation even worse, International Crisis Group says

Iran: Empty threat, or threat of war?

US rocks boat followed by unhelpful sequence of tweets from Trump

Fleeing Rohingya tell of rape, fire and death in Myanmar

Officials deny allegations of human rights abuses against persecuted minority

Aleppo bombings leave 250,000 without hospital access

‘You can’t imagine what it’s like living in Aleppo right now. It feels like we are living in hell’

Kurds feel wrath during extended Turkish purge

As violence worsens Kurdish civilians are increasingly caught in the deadly crossfire

Iraq parliament vote gives prime minister Abadi more power

Vote leads to biggest shakeup in governing system since US military occupation

Oil key to South Sudan’s fledgling relationship with China

Beijing’s interest is not simply about multibillion-dollar investment deals

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