More than 500 of Egypt's 596 lawmakers have signed "recommendations" for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to run for a second, four-year term in this year's elections

An Egyptian court has sentenced 23 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison on charges linked to the unrest that followed the 2013 military overthrow of an elected Islamist president

A lawmaker says Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released

Analysis: Days of protests in Iran show danger of economic woes as country nears 40th anniversary of the revolution

Egypt will hold its presidential election over three days in March, with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi virtually guaranteed to run for and win a second four-year term amid a heavy clampdown on dissent

Egypt says presidential election to be held March 26-28, runoff in April

Egyptian former prime minister says he won't run against President el-Sissi in elections due later this year

Iranian state TV says three security forces have been killed during clashes with militants near the border with Iraq

How Iran's 2009 protests, when millions demanded change, compare to the new wave of protests blazing around the country