Morocco has largely avoided the Islamist-related violence rocking much of the region, but a recent Al-Qaeda video calling for jihad prompted authorities to react furiously, reflecting the kingdom's security fears.

Deep in Libya's southern Sahara, tribal sheikhs crowded into a Bedouin tent last month to declare their remote province bordering Algeria would break away from the government in far-off Tripoli.

Egyptian Health Ministry says dozens of people have been killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, across the North African country.

Thousands of people in Morocco have staged a large protest rally in the capital, Rabat, calling on the government to resolve the unemployment issue in the North African country.

Egypt’s military has destroyed most of the underground tunnels on the Egyptian side of the border with the besieged Gaza Strip, Press TV reports.

Thousands of Egyptians have burned the Israeli flag as they marked the 40th anniversary of the 1973 war against Tel Aviv.

Libyan government has strongly condemned a recent military operation by the US Special Forces on its soil, describing it as an act of kidnapping.

The Pentagon says a senior Libyan al-Qaeda leader has been detained during a US ‘counterterrorism operation.’

Egypt braces for rival demonstrations by supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

Mali’s Tuareg and Arab rebels say they are resuming peace negotiations with the West African country’s government.

A team of US Navy SEALs has carried out a strike on a coastal town in southern Somalia against al-Shabab, the group behind last month’s mall attack in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

The Kenyan military has confirmed the identities of four men implicated in an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi two weeks ago.

Delegates have begun assembling for the start of a dialogue between Tunisia's ruling party and the opposition in a move to end a political crisis in the North African country.

At least 15 Libyan soldiers have been killed and five others wounded in an attack on a military checkpoint in the southeast of the North African country.

A team of US Navy SEALs has carried out a strike on a coastal town in southern Somalia against al-Shabab, the group behind last month’s mall attack in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Mali’s Tuareg and Arab rebels say they are resuming peace negotiations with the West African country’s government.

The European Union foreign policy chief has urged Egypt's military-backed interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood to take part in an “inclusive political process” to settle the turmoil in the country.

The Malian Army has arrested around 30 soldiers suspected of involvement in a recent protest in the garrison town of Kati, near the capital, Bamako, an army spokesman says.

Guinea's political opposition has called for the invalidation of the results of the country’s parliamentary elections due to alleged fraud and irregularities.

The United Nations’ representative in Mali has called on Tuareg and Arab rebels to resume peace talks with the central government.