Two veterans of Malian politics face off on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election intended to turn the page on months of unrest after a coup, Islamist insurgency and French military intervention.

Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Mourad Medelci said Tuesday that the security cooperation between Algeria and Tunisia has record and tangible results. In a joint press conference with Tunisian counterpart Othman Jarandi, Medelci

Moscow has rejected a Saudi proposal to abandon Syria’s president in return for a huge arms deal and a pledge to boost Russian influence in the Arab world. On July 31, President Vladimir Putin, a strong backer of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, met Saudi Arabia’s influential