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Algeria's army chief says elections are best way out of crisis

Elections are the best way to overcome Algeria’s political crisis and avoid a constitutional vacuum, the country’s army chief said on state television. Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah on Monday also urged speeding up the formation of a committee to supervise the election, without...

Yemen's Houthis deny targeting Mecca with ballistic missiles

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels denied Saudi media reports Monday that it had fired a ballistic missile towards Mecca, Islam's holiest site, at a time of heightened tensions between Tehran and Gulf Arab states allied to Washington. "The Saudi regime is trying, through these allegations,...

12 suspected militants killed in Egypt raids: ministry

Twelve suspected militants were killed Monday in police raids near Cairo, Egypt's interior ministry said, a day after a bomb blast injured 17 people including tourists near the Giza pyramids. Security forces "carried out a raid against an apartment in the 6th of October district used for...

Sudanese army and protesters to resume negotiations after failed talks

Sudan’s army rulers and protest leaders said more talks were planned for Monday on finalising the makeup of a new ruling body, after hours of negotiations through the night ended without agreement. Both sides have been at loggerheads over the new governing body that would rule Sudan for a...