Bodies are found after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide in the Karbala region.
Bodies are found after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide in the Karbala region.
Elshafee El Sheikh, 34, was found guilty in April of kidnapping and supporting a terrorist group.
The army seals shut the offices of the groups, which it has designated as terrorist organisations.
Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University PhD student, called for reforms and the release of activists.
Israeli and German leaders express outrage after Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of "50 Holocausts".
Many Lebanese praised Bassam Hussein after he took hostages in an attempt to access his savings.
The group, who identify as Syrians, have been stuck on the Turkish-Greek border since mid-July.
Bodies are found after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide in the Karbala region.
Elshafee El Sheikh, 34, was found guilty in April of kidnapping and supporting a terrorist group.
The army seals shut the offices of the groups, which it has designated as terrorist organisations.
Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University PhD student, called for reforms and the release of activists.
Israeli and German leaders express outrage after Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of "50 Holocausts".
Many Lebanese praised Bassam Hussein after he took hostages in an attempt to access his savings.
The group, who identify as Syrians, have been stuck on the Turkish-Greek border since mid-July.
Elshafee El Sheikh, 34, was found guilty in April of kidnapping and supporting a terrorist group.
The army seals shut the offices of the groups, which it has designated as terrorist organisations.
Salma al-Shehab, a Leeds University PhD student, called for reforms and the release of activists.
A collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in south-east Algeria has left nine people dead, according to the civil defence.
Six other people were injured in the weekend crash in the Illizi area.
The civil defence in its statement on Sunday did not identify the cause of the crash.
Speed is the main cause of road accidents in the North African country, according to a government road safety agency.
Algeria recorded more than 3,000 traffic fatalities in 2021.
By Holly Honderich & Nomia Iqbal
BBC News, Virginia
BBC World Service
Firefighters in Algeria say they have brought under control the wildfires that have killed at least 37 people, including five members of the same family.
A spokesman said 16 blazes were still being tackled but those in the worst-affected areas - the eastern Al-Tarf region near the border with Tunisia - were no longer a threat.
Locals complain that the government continues to be ill-prepared for the summer wildfires which are becoming more common.
At least 90 people were killed in blazes last year.
By Tom Bateman & David Gritten
BBC News, Jerusalem & London
BBC World Service
Emergency services in Algeria are continuing to try to put out forest fires in the north and far east of the country, which have killed at least 38 people and injured more than 200 others.
Officials say that 11 children are among those who have died in the fires that have been ravaging the region for the past few days.
Eyewitnesses say that many of those killed were in an animal park when they were surrounded by flames.
The authorities fear that the fires may again spread because of fierce winds in the area.
By David Gritten
BBC News
At least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured in forest fires that have devastated northern Algeria.
Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif.
Firefighters, supported by helicopters, were still trying to contain several blazes on Wednesday evening.
Reports say some 350 residents have been evacuated in various provinces.
Helicopters are being used to dump water on the flames.
Algeria suffers from wildfires every year, but the problem has been exacerbated by climate change.
A Russian water bomber plane chartered by the Algerian authorities has broken down and is not expected to be in service again until Saturday.
By Steve Swann
BBC News
BBC World Service
The governor of Egypt's central bank, Tarek Amer, has resigned more than a year before the end of his second term in office.
The move - which triggered a sell-off of government bonds - comes one day before the monetary policy committee is expected to raise interest rates.
Inflation stands at nearly 15%, three times what it was only a year ago.
Mr Amer said he was stepping down to give others the opportunity to continue the successful development under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who accepted his resignation.
By David Gritten
BBC News
By Stephanie Hegarty
Population correspondent, BBC World Service
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BBC News
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BBC News
By Anna Foster
BBC Middle East correspondent, Gaza
BBC Monitoring
The world through its media
Egypt has said it will temporarily suspend its participation in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali starting on Monday over concerns about the security of its troops.
The move follows the killing of seven Egyptian troops serving under the UN mission in Mali (Minusma) in attacks since January.
The decision also comes as activists backing Mali’s military-led government continue to demand Minusma’s expulsion over its perceived failure to protect civilians from attacks.
Egypt's mission to the UN in New York said last month that the Egyptian contingent of Minusma would be temporarily withdrawn but did not indicate how long the suspension would last.
Egypt has about 1,000 soldiers in Minusma, mainly providing logistical support.
