Hundreds of students took part in new protests Sunday in the Algerian capital Algiers and other cities against a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who faced a midnight deadline to register for April elections. Chanting “Bouteflika go away”, more than 100 students...

Anti-government protests resumed in Algeria Sunday when hundreds of students gathered in the capital to demand Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika abandon his plan to stand for a fifth term in April elections, witnesses said. Algerians have taken to the streets since demonstrations...

The grand imam of Egypt's famed Al-Azhar institution, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has described polygamy as an "injustice" for women. "Polygamy is often an injustice to women and children," said the influential cleric, in quotes published on Twitter late Friday by Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's...

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked his campaign manager on Saturday, state media reported, following mass protests against the ailing leader’s decision to stand for a fifth term in office.   Former premier Abdelmalek Sellal was replaced as campaign manager by...