Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika steps down after 20 years in power
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned after a month of popular protests opposing his rule, state media report.
The ailing leader, who has been in...
Sudan’s leader says he met Netanyahu to ‘protect national security’
The Sudanese leader has said he met Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to protect his country’s national security.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s meeting with Netanyahu in Uganda...
Nigerian cleric Sheikh Zakzaky suffers stroke while in custody
One of Nigeria’s most prominent Shia Muslim clerics, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, has suffered a suspected stroke in police custody.
El-Zakzaky, his wife Mallima Zeenah Ibrahim...
Chadian leader Idriss Deby visits Israel
Yet another leader of a Muslim nation has visited Israel. On Sunday President Idriss Deby became the first Chadian leader to visit Israel, 46 years...
Sudan declares state of emergency amid widespread anti-government protests
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors amid widespread anti-government protests.
President...
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah voted BBC African Footballer of 2017
Liverpool's Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah, has been voted the winner of the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award 2017.
Following a record number of...
Sudan “held secret meeting” with Israel
Israeli media is reporting that a senior Israeli diplomat met with Sudanese officials in a secret meeting in Istanbul as part of efforts to...
Egyptian court sentences Mohamed Morsi to 25 years in “Qatar spy” case
Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, who was overthrown by a military coup in 2013, has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in...
Egypt’s former military chief arrested for running against Sisi in presidential election
Egypt’s military arrested its former chief of staff on Tuesday for planning to run in the upcoming presidential elections against Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi.
Sami Anan was...
Egyptian authorities arrest Shaykh Yusuf al-Qardawi’s daughter and son-in-law on terrorism charges
Egyptian authorities have arrested the daughter and son-in-law of the prominent Muslim Brotherhood scholar Shaykh Yusuf al-Qardawi.
Ula al-Qaradawi and her husband, Hussam Khalad, a leader...
