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إيران -هدنة هشة بعد «غضب ملحمي»: وقف نار قصير يكشف وهم الحرب الخاطفة على إيرانF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

بعد أكثر من ستة أسابيع على انطلاق عملية «غضب ملحمي»، قبلت واشنطن وطهران وتل أبيب بوقفٍ لإطلاق النار مدته أسبوعان. يهدف هذا التوقف إلى تجميد الضربات وفتح المجال أمام إعادة فتح مضيق هرمز، بما يسمح بتأمين حركة الملاحة ولو بشكل مؤقت والتخفيف من التوتر في سوق النفط العالمي...

Mali: Russian-linked Forces Under Drone Pressure in Northern MaliF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Russian-linked forces in Mali are increasingly coming under attack from armed groups that are adapting to the drone age. Two recent incidents in the Kidal region, a March 30 strike near Anéfis and an April 7 attack on a camp in Aguelhok, are evidence of a clear...

Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing InsecurityF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Niamey’s decision to formalize local self-defense units called Domol Leydi is the latest sign that Niger’s security crisis has worsened, moving beyond a conventional counterterrorism problem and into a broader struggle for territorial control. The...

Egypt Cuts Nighttime Economy to Reduce Electricity ConsumptionF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Responding to a severe energy crisis amplified by the war in Iran, Egypt introduced a nationwide 9 p.m. closing time for shops, restaurants, cafés, and entertainment venues. The decision reflects immediate pressure on the country’s energy system. Egypt relies on...

إيران -هدنة هشة بعد «غضب ملحمي»: وقف نار قصير يكشف وهم الحرب الخاطفة على إيرانF

Mali: Russian-linked Forces Under Drone Pressure in Northern MaliF

Niger Turns to Local Self-Defense Units to Contain Growing InsecurityF

Egypt Cuts Nighttime Economy to Reduce Electricity ConsumptionF

Guerre en Iran: Comment Téhéran et Washington se sont accordés sur un cessez-le-feu✓

Iran War: How Tehran and Washington Stepped Back From the Brink✓

Gulf War Escalates as Energy Markets Reel and Regional Fronts Multiply$

West Africa: Jihadist Attacks Intensify in Northern Benin Amid Cross-Border Insurgency Pressure$

Desert Locusts Stir Fresh Worries in North-West Africa$

Mali Army, Russian Allies Accused of Executing Civilians Near Mauritania Border$

Niger: Armed Attacks Target Military Bases in Tahoua$

Global Energy Markets Jolt as Iran War Disrupts Gulf Oil Flows$

Podcast: Development Without Aid: Power, Politics, and Local Resilience in the Global South$

Trump Sends Controversial Envoy to South Africa at a Diplomatic Low Point$

Egypt and Turkey Test Pragmatic Rapprochement After Years of Estrangement$

Egypt Deepens Defense-Industrial Engagement With China$

Southern Libya Boils Over: Three Haftar Soldiers Killed in Border Raid Near Niger$

Tunisia Appeals Court Extends Rached Ghannouchi’s Prison Term by 20 Years$

With Saif al-Islam Killed, Gaddafi Dynasty’s Political Ambitions All But Collapse$

Morocco Reassures Public on King Mohammed VI’s Mechanical Lumbosciatica$

Agriculture: Drought‑Hit 2025 Season Leaves Morocco More Dependent on Cereal Imports, According to FAO$

French Prosecutors Target Ex-Algerian Minister in Corruption Case Tied to Sonatrach and the ICJ$

Algeria’s 2,000‑Kilometer Mining Corridor: Rail, Iron Ore, and the Road to the Mediterranean$

Sudan Conflict: Egypt’s Military Escalation After the Fall of El‑Fasher$

Niger Airport Attack Deepens Sahel’s Security and Diplomatic Strains$

Defense: Mauritania and Spain Use Naval Exercises to Bolster Atlantic Maritime Security$

Algeria Expands Core Infrastructure Investment Across Core Sectors$

Algerian Supporters Face Charges in Morocco$

Inside the US Decision to Target Specific Muslim Brotherhood Branches$

Egypt Moves to Shore Up Somalia as Regional Alignments Shift in the Horn of Africa$

Morocco’s Lawyers Push Back Against Proposed Changes to Bar Governance$

Mali: Gold Mining Site in Sikasso Region Hit by Armed Group$

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