Egypt has returned 1.8 million people to its food staples subsidy program since February following earlier cuts, the supply ministry said on Tuesday. The statement follows a tweet by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday in which he said he understood the negative impact of...

Yemen's Houthi rebel group has welcomed remarks by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in which he voiced hope for reaching a political solution to the five-year conflict in Yemen.  "Bin Salman's optimism about stopping the war is positive,” Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, a member of the...

With punching bags for "beating corruption" and clowns to yellow-card the system, an independent Tunisian "anti-party" has launched an unusual campaign to win over voters fed up with political elites. Its name is Aich Tounsi, which means "Live the Tunisian Way", and this young civil society...

Sudan's first ever women's club football league kicked off Monday, with two teams clashing at a Khartoum stadium as crowds of fans and diplomats cheered. The championship, which involves 21 clubs, would have seemed unlikely just months ago when long time Islamist ruler Omar al-Bashir was in...