May 22, 2019 Suicide car bomb kills 6 in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu A Somalia police spokesman said a suicide car bomb by Islamic extremists has killed at least six people in the capital Wednesday.
May 22, 2019 Egypt refers 6 death sentences to religious authority An Egyptian court has referred the case of six alleged Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of terrorism to the Grand Mufti, Egypt's top religious authority, for a non-binding opinion on their execution.
May 22, 2019 French-Spanish nun killed in Central African Republic A 77-year-old French-Spanish nun has been killed in Central African Republic, where she taught poor schoolgirls.
May 22, 2019 Libya's Hifter meets French leader Macron amid fighting Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter is in Paris for meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron amid growing international concern about his month-long offensive to take Libya's capital, Tripoli.
May 21, 2019 UN says Tunisian court has decided to release UN expert The U.N. says it was informed that a Tunisian appeals court has decided to release Mocef Kartas, a U.N. expert monitoring sanctions against Libya, who was arrested following his arrival in Tunis on March 26.
May 21, 2019 Israel expands Gaza fishing zone, implementing cease-fire Israel says it is expanding the permitted fishing zone off Gaza's coast, the latest sign that a cease-fire deal with Palestinian militants is moving forward.
May 21, 2019 UN envoy warns Libya is on verge of descending to civil war The U.N. envoy for Libya is warning that the oil-rich nation "is on the verge of descending into a civil war" that could divide the country and imperil the security of its neighbors and the wider Mediterranean region.
May 21, 2019 Egypt says security forces kill 16 militants in Sinai Egypt says its police forces have killed 16 militants in raids in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.
May 21, 2019 Egypt to hike electricity prices in July Egypt says it will raise electricity prices for households and businesses by an average of 15 percent, the latest in a series of austerity measures aimed at boosting the economy.
May 21, 2019 Libyan capital, under siege, gets water back after 2 days Authorities say the Libyan capital, which has been under attack by commander Khalifa Hifter's forces since last month, has seen its water supplies resume two days after gunmen shut the pipes down, depriving over 2 million residents of water.