Spain has reaffirmed backing to ongoing efforts within the UN framework to find a just and lasting political solution to the Western Sahara conflict. The position was expressed in a joint Moroccan-Spanish statement released here on Thursday...

26-07-2013. Following the train crash that killed 80 people on Wednesday in northwest Spain, the  King Mohammed VI sent messages of condolences to King Juan Carlos of Spain and head of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy. The...

07-28- 2013. Top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie blamed the recent bloodshed in the country on “haters of Islam” and the military, Al-Ahram news reported.

07-27-2013. An injured supporter of the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi receives medical treatment in a makeshift hospital after clashes with riot policemen in Cairo, Egypt, early on July 27, 2013. The death toll of clashes erupting...

07-28 -2013 The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved a governmental draft law under which any peace agreement with the Palestinians would be brought to a referendum, a statement by PM’s office said.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos arrived in Morocco on Monday at the start of a three-day state visit, accompanied by a large delegation of cabinet ministers and businessmen. The visit, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, is...

The Egyptian presidency is preparing for national reconciliation talks, the date of which will be announced soon, an advisor to interim leader Adly Mansour has said. “National reconciliation will require sincere intentions and clear goals [from all...

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday announced progress in Nelson Mandela’s health conditions as the former leader spends his fifth day in hospital. Zuma told parliament that the 94-year-old former president is “responding better to treatment”...

The secular centre-right Istiqlal party announced that five of its six ministers had resigned. It is not clear if Education Minister Mohammed el-Ouafa has followed his partners or not. Istiqlal party  is the second-largest party in parliament...

Etisalat, the major telecommunication company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday announced the launch of the Etisalat Prize for Literature aimed at recognizing and celebrating writers and other members of the literary community across Africa....