p/pThe disaster in Algeria this week began when militants seized a remote, multinational gas complex in the desert and ended when the Algerian military staged a guns-blazing "rescue" attempt. Dozens of...

Azzah Fahmy, one of Egypt's best-known jewellery designers, has gained international acclaim with her products inspired by Middle Eastern history and culture.

[Fahamu]The book gives a credible history and analysis of the ways in which the Sahrawis, from Spanish colonial times to the present, have come to see themselves and have coped with the often-wrenching...

pBAMAKO, Mali ? Khaira Arby, one of Africa?s most celebrated musicians, has performed all over the world, but there is one place she cannot visit: her native city of Timbuktu, a place steeped in histor...

p/pCAIRO Egyptians said they have hardly paid attention to this U.S. election. Most said they have bigger domestic concerns to focus on -- such as a tanking economy, and an ongoing struggle between the...

[Vanguard]Never in the history of African football had the struggle for the coveted prize, the CAF Champions League diadem been so orchestrated as the 2012 edition.

CAIRO ? The initial round of Egypt?s first free presidential election in modern history has delivered a stark choice for next month?s runoff: a conservative Islamist vs. a former air force commander w...

Members fear that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, long oppressed but also respected, will gain power but lose its soul.br/br/CAIRO mdash; Osama Abdel Hadi was born into the Muslim Brotherhood. His father, ...

CAIRO ? The two top-rated Egyptian presidential candidates battled Thursday over the role of Islam and policy toward Israel in the Arab world?s most populous country as they took part in the first tel...

The tiny city with a history of corruption scandals is holding its first open, competitive council election in years. But some of its 74 registered voters resent the commotion.br/br/Council elections i...