Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a long-anticipated reform package on Monday to facilitate a settlement process aiming to end a three- decade Kurdish insurgency. Under the framework of political party amendments, parties will be able to make their election campaigns in languages other than Turkish, Erdogan said, a …

Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Tunisia, Ayman Mesharrafa, in response to the Tunisian president’s demand of releasing ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. The Egyptian interim government has recalled its ambassador from Tunisia.

An Egyptian court upheld a one-year prison sentence against former Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, who was appointed by deposed President Mohamed Mursi, and the judge said he must now serve the jail term. Kandil was handed the sentence in April, when he still headed the government, for failing to implement …