Africa

Islamist-allied militias in control of the Libyan capital say they reject the United Nations’ call for a cease-fire. The announcement followed the first round of UN-brokered talks between Libya’s rival lawmakers on Monday.

Representatives of Western and Arab countries, meeting in New York Thursday to discuss Libya, voiced deep concern that current political polarization and military conflicts in Libya posed threats to the country’s transition.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and US President Barack Obama discussed on Thursday evening both sides’ views on the “overall situation” in the Middle East, according to a Friday statement by the foreign ministry. The meeting dealt with bilateral relations and ways of developing them in various fields in order …

Egypt accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “spreading lies and fabrications,” after the president’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Thursday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Affairs Sameh Shoukry welcomed the formation of the new Libyan government led by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, during the 69th UN General Assembly in New York, according to a Wednesday statement by the foreign ministry.

Cairo Criminal Court will decide on Saturday the destiny of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, his former interior minister Habib Al-Adly, six of his close aides, and fugitive businessman Hussein Salem. Mubarak, Al-Adly, and his six aides are accused of being behind killing and injuring peaceful …

Malian separatist militias agreed on Sunday to speak with a “single voice” in talks with Bamako on ending conflicts that still rage a year after Mali returned to democracy. The APS news agency in Algeria, which is hosting a second round of talks between separatist groups and Malian government representatives, …

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed developing bilateral ties between Egypt and the United States in a meeting on Tuesday. A statement by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two sides discussed future cooperation in confronting terrorism, specifically the Islamic State of …

Algerian soldiers have killed a “terrorist chief” during an operation in the Kabylie region some 110km east of the capital, the defence ministry announced on Monday. “As part of the anti-terrorist struggle and acting on information received, an army detachment on Sunday eliminated a terrorist chief responsible for several crimes …

The Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Saturday ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s espionage trial to 29 September, and called upon General Adel Azab of the Homeland Security department to testify in the coming hearing. The court ordered the medical examination of Khairat El-Shater, deputy of the group’s Supreme Guide, according to …