(The Daily Star)- Some 1,400 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean were rescued Thursday off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coastguard, which coordinated the operations conducted mainly by aid ships. Attempts at the dangerous crossing are continuing despite worsening...

(The Daily Star)- Egypt has decreed a cut of up to 20 percent in government expenditure, a move its prime minister says is needed to set an example to follow during a biting economic crisis. A Cabinet statement issued Thursday says the government also has decreed a 50 percent cut in the...

(The Daily Star)- Egypt will seek to end procurement of wheat to open air silos by next year's buying season, Supply Minister Mohamed Ali El-Sheikh said Wednesday. A committee composed of officials from the supply, agriculture and finance ministries had been established to determine the...

South Sudan’s military has accused rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar of breaking a ceasefire by attacking their positions along the Nile River. The army on Sunday accused the rebels of opening fire near Malakal town in the newly created Fashoda State on Friday. South...