The United States and Russia both said on Friday they could not support a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Libya at this time, diplomats...

Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled an unusually large tomb on Luxor’s west bank dated to ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty, Reuters reports. The 3,500-year-old, 450-square-metre (540-square-yard) tomb contains 18 entrance gates...

The US State Department on Thursday called on Sudan’s military to step aside and make way for a peaceful civilian-led transition, as protesters in Khartoum kept up demands for...

Mortar bombs crashed down on a suburb of Tripoli on Thursday, almost hitting a clinic and adding to people’s suffering after two weeks of an offensive by eastern troops...

Egypt has stepped up security across the country in advance of a Saturday referendum on proposed constitutional changes that would, if approved, allow President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to remain in...

An armed group attacked a major air base in southern Libya held by eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar on Thursday after he moved most of his forces north to...

Thousands of Sudanese on Thursday demonstrated outside army headquarters in Khartoum to demand that executive authority be relinquished to a civilian government, Anadolu Agency reports. Last week, Sudanese President Omar...

Egypt has seen a recent growth in the so-called “used food” markets, as citizens bear the brunt of President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s economic reform programme, Arabi21 has reported. Markets...

The number of reported car accidents in Egypt fell by nearly a quarter last year, according to new figures from the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS)....

An Egyptian politician who is known for having supported the bloody coup which ousted the country’s first freely elected president in 2012, has expressed his opposition to the constitutional...

An armed Sudanese rebel movement announced yesterday it was unilaterally suspending hostilities in support for peaceful transition of power in the country, Reuters reported. The movement, which is active...

The security services of the Matrouh province, in the northwest of Egypt, have foiled an attempt by 309 Egyptians to cross the country’s western border into Libya, the state-run...

Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit next year, state news agency SPA said WednesdayAnadolu reports. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit...

The United Nations on Wednesday described the latest series of rocket fire in Libya’s capital Tripoli as the “heaviest fighting” since the outbreak began, and strongly condemned the shelling,...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has offered to help mediate a political transition in Sudan after the fall of autocratic president Omar al-Bashir to weeks of popular protests, Kiir’s...

Activists said the Security Service used the freshly printed banknotes to pay gangs to harass protestors

A Saudi-Emirati delegation has arrived in Sudan to express support for the country’s Transitional Military Council, as world leaders announce their stance on the military coup that ousted President...

In light of reports that the US will ask Egypt to concede part of Sinai to create a Palestinian state, Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh stressed yesterday that no part...

Deposed Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was moved from his residence to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum, two family sources said today, and a prison source said he was...

Head of Fatah delegation to reconciliation talks Azzam Al-Ahmad arrived in Egypt yesterday and sent a message to Hamas indicating that this is the “last chance” for talks, Al-Watan...

Egypt will cut fuel subsidies by 40.5 per cent and electricity by 75 per cent in the financial year 2019-2020, the country’s finance ministry announced yesterday. “Subsidies on petroleum...

Egyptian authorities have blocked 34,000 websites ahead of a planned vote on constitutional amendments which would allow President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to remain in power until 2030, NetBlocks, a...

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel warning advising its citizens not to visit Egypt’s Sinai during the Passover holiday, local media reported yesterday. The ministry’s Counter-Terrorism...

The chairman of Algeria’s Constitutional Council, Tayeb Belaiz, resigned on Tuesday, state news agency APS said. Mr Belaiz submitted his resignation to interim president Abdelkader Bensalah, the agency said,...

Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkareem Zubaidi said on Tuesday that two armed groups consisting of 24 Europeans coming from Libya crossed the border and were forced to hand over their...

The United Nations on Wednesday described the latest series of rocket fire in Libya’s capital Tripoli as the “heaviest fighting” since the outbreak began, and strongly condemned the shelling

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani called for the effective disarming of Khalifa Haftar, leader of Libyan National Army, and the withdrawal of his troops...

The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has fired the country’s three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the council said on Tuesday, after protesters demanded an overhaul of the...

President of High Council of State of Libya Khalid Al-Mishri said that he would not participate in the dialogue with the dissident retired Major General Khalifa Haftar at one...

The 596-member parliament is dominated by Sisi supporters

The European Union will not recognize the legitimacy of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) in Sudan, the EU foreign policy chief said on Tuesday. “As long as the transition is...

Algerian opposition groups on Tuesday announced plans to boycott upcoming presidential polls scheduled for July 4, reports Anadolu Agency. In a joint statement, several leading opposition parties – including...