Turkish state media reports that Turkish ground forces have crossed into Syrian Kurdish enclave

Turkey's state media: Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters have started entering Kurdish enclave of Afrin in Syria

The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Sudanese authorities "to cease harassing and arresting" journalists covering anti-inflation protests

An exiled Qatari ruling family once promoted by Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing dispute with Doha has appeared in an online video claiming he's held against his will in the United Arab Emirates, an allegation denied by Abu Dhabi

Egyptian presidential hopefuls open election campaign with criticism of el-Sissi

Egypt's chief prosecutor orders probe into New York Times report on authorities' alleged attempt to sway public opinion

Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's highest court has ruled for the release of two jailed journalists pending the outcome of their trial on terror charges for alleged links to a 2016 failed coup

Sudan said hit by nationwide power outage during president's speech

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Sudan to stop its crackdown on local newspapers reporting on protests over bread price hikes

Turkey has renamed a street housing the United Arab Emirates' embassy after an Ottoman military commander in reaction to an Emirati minister who retweeted a post accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "forefathers" of pillaging the holy city of Medina