Egyptian authorities have taken the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who fled the country after his 2012 defeat, off airport watch lists, his lawyer said, clearing the way for him to return home. Shafiq had faced various corruption charges but was either acquitted or had...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned home Tuesday from a trip to France where he underwent medical checks, his office said. Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013, weakening his mobility and forcing him to work from his residence in Zeralda, west of Algiers. The 79-year-old...

At least 15 civilians were injured on Tuesday when a car bomb rocked Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, according to a local security source.  "A car bomb was detonated by an unidentified attacker outside Budizirah Park near the city’s eastern entrance," Interior Ministry spokesman...

Two Egyptian troops were killed and ten others injured in a spate of militant attacks in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, according to a local security source. A military vehicle struck a roadside bomb in North Sinai’s city of Sheikh Zuweid, killing a soldier and injuring an army...