Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi issued a controversial decree last week that temporarily puts his decisions beyond judicial challenge. While critics decry the move as a blatant power grab, the...

Demonstrations took place yesterday in Baida and Benghazi calling for federalism and dennouncing Libyan aid for Tunisia and dealings with Qatar....

President Moncef Marzouki and Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi received the Chatham House prize as joint winners on Monday in London at the Royal Institute of International Affairs....

Kidnapped on November 20 in the west of by the Islamist movement Mujao, Gilberto Rodriguez Leal appeared for the first time in a video posted on Monday....

Algeria has awarded a USD1.06 billion contract to a South Korean consortium to build a combined cycle power plant in the North African country, Reuters reported....

Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement on Nov. 21 mediated by Egypt and the United States, to bring an end to eight days of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and Hamas rocket fire onto...

In an article published on the Chatham House website Dr Claire Spencer head of the institute’s Mena programme writes about the change in the United States approach to the Middle East after the Gaza...

The exhibition “The Libyan” highlights the work of eight contemporary Libyan artists aged 24 - 67 until 30 November 2012. Curated by Noon Art...

The "Sbeiba" is a Tuareg festival which,celebrates an ancient a peace pact between the tribes of the region. The inhabitants of the town of Djanet, in the ilaya of Illizi celebrate "Sbeiba",annually...

The issue of Algerians who served the French during the war is still a taboo in Algeria.France allocates war pensions to 60,000 people in Algeria who served it in two world wars and Algerians who...

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When Mohamed Mursi was sworn in as president in June there were concerns that the first democratically elected president in Egyptian history would be subservient to the military council that had...

The reaction of post-revolution Egypt to Israel’s weeklong onslaught on the next-door Gaza Strip – brought to a halt temporarily at least by a Wednesday night ceasefire – has contrasted sharply with...

Demonstrations began in Benghazi over National Congress President Mohamed Magarief’s announcement of a $200 million development package during his visit to Tunisia....

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said on Saturday that his country was "not ready" to engage in a "war" in Mali, while being wary of any discussions with Ansar Dine, one of Islamist...

Street protests broke out on Friday in Cairo whenPresident Mohame Morsi effectively took supreme powers saying his decisions couldnot be questioned. The judiciary in particular has refused to accept...

President Barack Obama may have lost interest in the Middle East, to paraphrase Soviet leader Leon Trotsky’s famous epigram about war, but the Middle East is interested in him....

As people anxiously wait to see if the newly-signed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will hold, local and international human rights groups are calling for investigations into Israeli...

Between direct military costs and indirect economic costs, the Israeli air and sea operation "Pillar defence" on the Gaza Strip cost for 9 days of hostilities, nearly 462.5 million euros for the...