Middle East/North Africa

Military dispatches navel vessel, helicopter to aid in finding survivors

According to the organization's statement titled "We Answer the Call of al-Aqsa, We Answer the Call of Gaza," the assassination was carried out in response to military attacks on the Gaza Strip

Israeli-Canadian Ziv Kiefer, who was in Alexandria to conduct business in importing fruits and vegetables, has been identified as the victim

The Royal Moroccan Air Force is set to conduct airdrops of food supplies in the northern part of the Gaza Strip starting Monday

Cairo has warned that any operation in Rafah threatens the 1979 peace treaty with Israel

Election authorities on Monday said Sisi captured 89.6 percent of ballots cast over three days of polls ending December 12th

Survivors say there were approximately 86 aboard, including women and children, with nationalities primarily from Nigeria, Gambia and other African countries

Human Rights group updates six foreign nationals were killed following an airstrike in the Deir Ezzor region, and four Syrian regime troops were wounded

A former Mossad official that currently serves as a special envoy for Netanyahu reportedly met with an advisor to Mauritania's chief intelligence officer

Scheduled for December 10-12, the upcoming elections are expected to be the most closely contested during Sisi's decade-long presidency

The invitation to the 'international community' to attend the conference was extended last month by the eastern administration of the divided nation

Hilal stressed that the final resolution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara must be political, realistic, practical, and based on consensus

The Hirak protests first erupted in February 2019 and played a pivotal role in the resignation of long-standing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika two months later

Surprisingly, the agenda did not specify the individual responsible for delivering Morocco's speech, a departure from the usual practice of naming speakers

Tunisian president also rules out possibility of normalized relations with Israel, calling the Abraham Accords 'a betrayal of the Palestinians'

Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group determined that such a catastrophic event in northeastern Libya typically occurs once every 300-600 years

The sentence also includes a $650 fine for charges related to defamation of a former minister and 'contempt of officials'

The flood disaster struck the port city of Derna last Sunday, unleashing a torrential flood that swept away thousands of people and homes into the sea

Mediterranean storm Daniel washed away entire neighborhoods over the weekend and swept bodies out to sea

The Moroccan Jewish community has launched a fundraising appeal, partnering with the JDC in the United States, to help finance local charities

A 'far higher' eventual death toll is feared, Health Ministry says

The Ministry of the Interior says over 5,200 people have died in the eastern city of Derna, a city approximately 190 miles east of Benghazi

The storm unleashed a surge of water that breached two river dams, causing widespread destruction in the coastal city