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March 18, 2020 - Egyptian police arrested four prominent women dissidents Wednesday after they demanded the release of prisoners for fear of a coronavirus outbreaks in jails, their families said. The four activists and academics -- sisters Mona, Laila and Ahdaf...

Cairo, March 18, 2020 - The World Health Organization urged Middle Eastern governments Wednesday to be more forthcoming with information about new coronavirus infections in order to effectively combat the global pandemic. "We can only control this disease if we have...

Niamey, March 16, 2020 - Fifty fighters of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram were "neutralised" during an overnight clash in the southeast of neighbouring Niger, the government said on Monday. The defence ministry said "heavily armed terrorist elements of Boko Haram...

Rabat, March 17, 2020- Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi said Tuesday he had been handed a four-month suspended sentence for criticising a judge in a tweet. A court in the Casablanca district of Ain Sebaa also ordered Radi to pay a fine of 500...