Politics Bound

Mali's interim government on Thursday announced the composition of a new legislative body for the West African country's transition to civilian rule, with the military retaining a strong role. Young army officers in the conflict-ridden Sahel state toppled president...

Egypt is to "temporarily close" its investigation into the murder in Cairo of Italian student Guilio Regeni, for which Rome named Egyptian security officials as suspect, the two countries said Monday. The judiciary services of the two countries, in a joint statement,...

The incompetent Arab regimes: Opinion by Arezki Daoud Arab governments have perfected the science of fake news and deceptive propaganda. Twitter and Facebook have long been inundated with tweets and posts that have been praising regimes in the Arab world, in...

A month after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was hospitalised in Germany and tested positive for coronavirus, uncertainty about his health is fuelling questions about the country's leadership. Tebboune, who is 75 and a heavy smoker, was admitted to hospital...