The main ally of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's ruling party said Thursday it hoped the ailing incumbent would seek a fifth term in office in April polls. The National Rally for Democracy (RND) "looks forward to the announcement of the candidacy" of Bouteflika, party chief and...

Security agents briefly detained a senior leader of Sudan's main opposition party Wednesday, her family said, as authorities pressed on with a crackdown on anti-government protests that have rocked the country. Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, deputy chief of the Umma party, had been taken away...

Sudanese security forces Wednesday detained Mariam Sadiq al-Mahdi, the daughter of a senior opposition leader who was Sudan's last democratically elected prime minister, her family said. Two security vehicles arrived at Mariam's home Wednesday morning and took her away, her sister Rabah...

Twelve people have been killed in floods after heavy rain lashed northern parts of Saudi Arabia this week, the civil defense agency said Wednesday. Ten died in the northwestern city of Tabuk and one each in the holy city of Medina and in northern border areas, the agency said in a...