North Africa

An Egyptian court rejected on Monday a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in a final ruling that...

Women and children forced to live in caves. Photo Credit: Adriane Ohanesian.The United States has announced the end of a 20-year economic embargo on Sudan,...

Men play cards in the light of a lamp as the city witnesses a break in electricity for long hours  in Benghazi. Photo Credit:...

At least eight migrants died when their boat overturned off the coast of Libya on Saturday but the death toll may be much higher,...

Egypt will raise prices for a number of medicines after months of negotiations with pharmaceutical companies hurt by dollar shortages and a weakening currency,...

Protesters clash with riot police officers during a protest over jobs and a lack of development, in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia. Photo Credit: Reuters Tunisian police...

President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has undergone a minor heart surgery at a local hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the presidency has confirmed.The state...

Radical jihadists are a burden for any state. Even a young democracy has obligations in this regard, says Kersten Knipp.Tunisians are basically in agreement...

The burka is not popular in Morocco. Pictured: Women in Afghanistan wearing burkas. Photo Credit: ReutersMorocco has banned the sale, production and import of...

An exterior view of the Italian embassy in Tripoli February 15, 2015. Photo Credit: Reuters Italy’s foreign ministry has confirmed on Monday that it is...