LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Mali’s government has moved to impose fuel rationing to counter widespread shortages caused by al-Qaida-linked groups operating in the border regions that have in recent months ...

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The 28,000 manuscripts returned safely to Timbuktu in August after a request from local leaders and civil society. TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Thirteen years ago, Abdoulaye Cissé ...

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Thirteen years ago, Abdoulaye Cissé risked his life to smuggle tens of thousands of fragile manuscripts out of Timbuktu as al-Qaida-linked extremists swept into the desert town.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met and shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump on Nov. 10, 2025. Al-Sharaa previously led al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria but reportedly cut ties with the ...

FILE - Syria President Ahmad Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) BEIRUT (AP) — Two ...

EIRUT (AP) — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there. Few would have predicted that he ...