Tunisia sentences Ahmed Souab, a lawyer critical of president, to five years in prison

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Egypt Tuesday evening on his first visit in a decade, as the war in the Middle East and US sanctions increasingly threaten Beijing's economic interests. 

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, whose country has observed a moratorium on the death penalty since 1993, announced Monday his intention to reinstate its application against arsonists, following deadly wildfires that ravaged eastern and northern Algeria.

Representatives of Libya's rival political parties on Sunday signed an agreement on holding long-delayed national elections within two years to resolve contentious issues over electoral laws and reform the national elections body.