The US State Department said Egypt’s political crisis will require compromise and there is still time for dialogue. US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said talks in Cairo with envoys from the United States, European Union, Qatar

The head of the European Union’s electoral observation mission in Mali has hailed the second round of the country’s presidential election polls.

Malians voted in a presidential runoff yesterday with former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the frontrunner in an election which is critical to restoring stability after a military coup and Islamist rebellion last year. The winner will oversee more than $4 billion in foreign aid promised to rebuild the

Despite the lack of progress so far, the European Union (EU) will continue efforts to mediate between the Egyptian government and the pro-Morsy opposition, in order to push forward the dialogue between the two sides, said Michael Mann, a spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

Two veterans of Malian politics face off on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election intended to turn the page on months of unrest after a coup, Islamist insurgency and French military intervention.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his British counterpart David Cameron on Tuesday.

Turkey’s future is in good hands, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said after the Eid prayer on the occasion of Ramadan. Gul said that the principles of the rule of law and equality are above everything in Turkey.

India’s government on Thursday for the first time directly accused Pakistan’s army of involvement in a deadly ambush on its troops in Kashmir and warned of retaliation. Defence Minister AK Antony also warned the ambush would damage warming ties with Islamabad and hinted at

Syrian authorities have taken the rare step of denying media reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade as he traveled to a mosque on Thursday to attend prayersmarking a Muslim holiday.

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said Tuesday that Turks living in Bulgaria were acting like bridges between two countries. “The social, political, and cultural relations between the neighbouring countries Turkey and Bulgaria are so strong,” said Bozdag during his 3-day visit in Bulgaria adding he believed the relations would even get better.