Former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s recent message, in which he stressed his commitment to a road map to overcome the crisis, “has gone beyond...

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian lauded the “great progress” made in southern Libya by Libya’s National Army Chief Marshal Khalifa Haftar, pointing out at the same time...

The proposed constitutional amendments in Egypt and their impacts on people were discussed at a seminar held in Istanbul on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. The Center for Islam and Global...

The US on Tuesday pledged $500,000 in security assistance to Libya’s UN-backed National Accord Government, Anadolu reports. US Ambassador to Tripoli Peter Bodde and AFRICOM Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser...

The family of a Palestinian businessman has appealed to Ghanaian authorities to investigate the whereabouts of their son, who disappeared upon arriving in the capital city Accra three months...

Hamas yesterday denied holding meetings with Israeli officials in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The movement’s spokesman, Hazem Qassem, described the reported meeting as “false and baseless”. “The promotion of...

Gulf countries have supported Egypt with nearly $92 billion since the revolution that overthrew the regime of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Sources in the Central Bank of Egypt...

The Sudanese President’s government reshuffle following the imposition of a state of emergency on 22 February has been greeted with mixed reactions. The most outstanding feature of the changes...

Thirteen independent trade unions in Algeria have refused to support the efforts of newly-appointed Prime Minister Noureddine Badawi to form a government he hopes will help pacify protesters who...

Egypt has signed a $2 billion deal with Russia to buy more than 20 Sukhoi SU-35 multi-role fighter jets, Russia’s daily Kommersant reported yesterday. The contract, which was signed at...

Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday, continuing a three-month wave of demonstrations that has posed the most serious...

The ban list imposed by Egyptian intelligence services on the appearance of ministers on official and private TV channels has been extended to include MPs. Well-informed sources revealed to...

Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to demilitarize the disputed common borders between the two countries within one month, the defense ministries of the two countries said on Monday,...

Amid ongoing protests against his rule, Algeria’s president on Monday reaffirmed his decision to hold a national conference meant to lead to a constitutional referendum, says Anadolu Agency. In...

Libya’s UN-backed administration agreed with the central bank and other players on a 2019 budget worth 46.8 billion dinars ($33.83 billion), it said on Monday after months of arguments,...

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Former Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has stressed that the UAE cannot stop the “second wave of the Arab Spring” which is taking place in Algeria and Sudan. Marzouki...

Tunisia is seeking the extradition of former President Zein El-Abidine Ben Ali’s brother in law from France on charges of fraud, the justice ministry said in a statement on...

Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, said yesterday that his country will support the Sudanese people and their leadership represented...

Egypt announced today that it will reopen the Rafah crossing in one direction tomorrow to permit return of pilgrim who travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah to return....

“Holding periodic youth conferences has provided successful results and has been a great communication platform among the world’s youth,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday. Speaking at the...

Former Head of the Diplomatic-Security Division of the Israeli Defence Ministry Amos Gilad revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the sale of advanced German submarines to Egypt, Israeli...

Iran recalled its ambassador to Kenya because of a court decision upholding sentences for two Iranians in jail, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Sunday, according to the Iranian...

The Moroccan authorities confirmed on Saturday their “non-intervention” in Algeria’s internal affairs against the backdrop of demonstrations the country has been witnessing since 22 February. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser...

Abdul Razzaq Al-Maqri, head of the Society for Peace Movement in Algeria, called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the ruling party to step down after weeks of mass protests in the country....

African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki called for a national dialogue in Algeria to end the “crisis” the country has been experiencing because of the popular protest against President...

Egypt is negotiating a $2 billion loan agreement with some international financial institutions to finance the development of the transport sector in the coming period, the country’s transport minister,...

Algeria’s newly-appointed prime minister has started talks to form a new government, the state news agency and Reuters reported on Sunday, in a move designed to appease protesters demanding...

Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many more over...

The Grand Sheikh of Egypt’s Al-Azhar university, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayyip, condemned the massacre of worshippers in two mosques in New Zealand, noting this indicates a dangerous spike in hatred...

Egyptian opposition factions are to organise demonstrations in the US and seven other countries against execution sentences carried out by the Egyptian regime. The demonstrations will condemn the “politicised”...

Algeria’s ruling party has abandoned support for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of protests against his decision to stand for a fifth term in the upcoming election. Many indicators...