Briefs Bound

Tunisia arrests ‘pirates’ after migrants robbed at seaF

Tunisian police arrested four men, including a fisherman, on suspicion of maritime piracy after the robbery of a boat taking Tunisian migrants to Italy, an official said on Thursday. Police intervened and arrested the four Tunisians on Saturday after one of the...

Niger: Anti-France sentiment spikes in Niger, tense weekend of protests aheadF

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in,...

Algeria: France says one citizen killed, another ‘jailed in Algeria’F

France on Friday confirmed one of its citizens had been killed and another was jailed, a day after media reports said two tourists were shot dead by coastguards when they strayed across Algeria's maritime border with Morocco. Moroccan media reported Thursday that two...

Morocco: German court finds Moroccan spy guilty of spying on Moroccan rights activistsF

A German court gave a Moroccan man a suspended sentence Thursday after finding him guilty of spying on supporters of a Moroccan protest group. The 36-year-old was given a suspended sentence of one year and nine months, a spokeswoman for the higher regional court in...

Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefallF

Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefallF

Dec 18, 2023

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world's most...

Sahel: Kidnapped in Libya in 2017, South African medic released this week in MaliF

Sahel: Kidnapped in Libya in 2017, South African medic released this week in MaliF

Dec 17, 2023

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and...

Morocco: Belgian investigators in Morocco in probe over alleged bribery caseF

Morocco: Belgian investigators in Morocco in probe over alleged bribery caseF

Dec 16, 2023

Several Moroccan officials have been questioned as part of a high-profile investigation into alleged bribery by the...

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