Politics Bound

A long history of distrust and wasted time Algeria is to review its relations with Morocco, accusing it of involvement in deadly fires that this month killed at least 90 people. The two Maghreb heavyweights have for decades been locked in tensions, notably over the...

By Ibrahim Chalhoub with Hashem Osseiran in Beirut: A fuel tank explosion in Lebanon killed 28 people and injured 80 on Sunday as a crowd clamoured for petrol, authorities and medics said, the latest catastrophe to spark outrage in the crisis-hit country. The tragedy...

A day of UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach agreement on a constitutional framework to hold elections as planned in December, the United Nations said. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya said participants at Wednesday's meeting...

Ennahda party looking for new directions Tunisia's Ennahdha party ready for 'self-critique' Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Thursday it was ready for "self-critique", days after president Kais Saied suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister....