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US envoy: Trump team thinking ‘out of the box’ for Middle East peace plan

US envoy to Israel David Friedman has said the Trump administration’s peace plan is an attempt to “think out of the box and capture the imagination and hopes of both sides for a better life”. ...

Sudan’s Bashir brought down by people he ruled with iron fist

  Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, long wanted on genocide and war crimes charges, was finally brought down in a popular uprising by the very people he ruled with an iron fist for 30 years. One of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, the 75-year-old had remained defiant in the face of months-long protests that left dozens of demonstrators dead in clashes with security forces. ...

Libya crisis: Fighting near Tripoli leaves 21 dead

Libya's UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. ...

Sudan: Protesters at army HQ keep pressure on Bashir

Thousands of demonstrators are spending a second night camped outside Sudan's army headquarters, demanding that President Omar al-Bashir step down. ...

Libya crisis: General Haftar tells forces to take capital

The leader of forces in eastern Libya has ordered them to march on the capital Tripoli, the base of the internationally recognised government. ...

Bouteflika asks Algerians for 'forgiveness'

Outgoing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has asked his country for "forgiveness" in a letter published by the Algerian Press Service. ...

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Algeria's president resigns amid mass protests

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. ...

Algeria protests: President Bouteflika to quit before 28 April

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down before his mandate expires on 28 April, Algerian state media reports. ...

Pope, Morocco’s king, say Jerusalem must be open to all faiths

Pope Francis and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called on Saturday for the protection of Jerusalem’s multi-religious character, saying the city’s sacred sites must be accessible to worshippers of all faiths, reported Reuters. ...

30 men sentenced for Egyptian church attack plot

Thirty men were sentenced to between 10 years to life imprisonment on Saturday for planning a suicide bombing on a church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria and other charges, court official said, reported by Reuters. ...

Gaza protests: Thousands mark 'Great Return' anniversary

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have demonstrated in Gaza to mark the anniversary of the start of weekly protests on the boundary with Israel. ...

Algeria: Hundreds of thousands march for President Bouteflika's removal

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Algeria to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. ...

France warns UN against unilateral path to Middle East peace

France's U.N. envoy François Delattre tells Security Council unilateral approach "would stoke tensions to unsustainable levels" • Any attempt to sidestep two-state solution, other internationally agreed criteria "will be doomed to failure," he says. ...