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Eritrean president visits Egypt for security summit amid heightened regional tension

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki departed for Egypt on Saturday for a working visit amid heightened regional diplomatic tension. During the visit, Afwerki will participate in...

Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach before royal visit

Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco over…

Lula campaign urges probe into US consular service suspension

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign has asked the country's top electoral court to investigate whether the US decision to suspend consular services ahead…

Egypt’s Alamein Africa Forum opens, focusing on trade, investment

The forum, being held in the northern coastal city of El Alamein from October 2 to 4, seeks to deepen economic integration and business ties among African countries.

South Africa steps up crackdown on corruption at borders

South Africa is intensifying efforts to tackle corruption and fraud at its borders, with officials found guilty of misconduct facing disciplinary action, dismissal or criminal…

FlyDubai co-pilot attempted terrorist act, UAE attorney-general says

Investigations into an incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 have found that the co-pilot attempted to commit a terrorist act, Attorney-General of the United Arab Emirates…

Government forces seize capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region from rebels

Ethiopian government forces and allied militias have regained control of the capital of Tigray, three sources told Reuters on Sunday, dealing a major setback to the opposition

Police open inquest after woman, 22, found dead near University of...

Police in Mankweng have opened an inquest after the discovery of the body of a 22-year-old woman near the fence of the University of...

Explosions rock Sanaa as Saudi airstrikes target Houthi positions

Loud explosions rocked Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa late Saturday as the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes on the city.

Media: Iran’s IRGC hits 7 ‘violating’ oil tankers in Strait of...

The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted at least seven "violating" oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in the past five days, the…