Algeria’s army chief repeated a proposal on Saturday to declare President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office under article 102 of the constitution and told opponents not to seek to undermine the military. Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaed Salah said in a statement issued by the Defense...

Libya held rare municipal elections in nine communities on Saturday, although turnout in the country’s first voting for five years reached only about 38 percent. The North African state, which has been mired in conflict and chaos since the 2011 toppling of Muammar Gaddafi, has not held...

Government forces have captured dozens of Houthi rebels in northwestern Yemen, according to the Yemeni army on Saturday.   In a statement, the army said 45 rebels were held in Hajjah province as part of an ongoing military campaign in the area.   The statement,...

Pope Francis arrives in Morocco on Saturday for a visit which will see him meet Muslim leaders and migrants ahead of a mass with the country's minority Catholic community. The spiritual leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics was invited by King Mohammed VI as part of the "development...