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Turkish and Russian presidents discuss northeast Syria

President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed Turkey’s military offensive in Syria in a phone call on Saturday, Turkey’s presidency said. Turkey launched its cross-border offensive one month ago, saying it aimed to drive Kurdish-led forces from the border region and...

Five candidates confirmed for Algeria's presidential race

Five candidates, including two former prime ministers under deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, have been selected to run in Algeria's December presidential poll, the country's constitutional council confirmed Saturday. Twenty-three candidates had registered for the election which comes...

Egypt's inflation lowest in nearly a decade

Egypt's inflation rate dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade last month, official figures showed Saturday, as cheaper food offered respite to consumers squeezed by IMF-backed reforms. The annual inflation rate was 2.4 percent in October, compared with 17.5 percent a year earlier,...