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Tunisia Appeals Court Extends Rached Ghannouchi’s Prison Term by 20 Years
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With Saif al-Islam Killed, Gaddafi Dynasty’s Political Ambitions All But Collapse
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Egyptian lawyers go on strike in solidarity with jailed colleagues
The Egyptian Bar Association announced Thursday an "unlimited" strike to condemn the imprisonment of six colleagues...
Morocco among top sources of illegal immigration to Switzerland
Illegal immigration into Switzerland almost tripled last year, the government announced Thursday, citing a recent...
Algeria: Sheltered abroad, ex energy minister Chakib Khelil sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption
A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest...
Sahel: Russia strengthens its presence in the Sahel with delivery of warplanes to Mali
Mali's military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the...
Migrations: Italy tells Tunisia to help reduce irregular migration in exchange of more legal migrant inflow
Algeria: Opposition figure Rachid Nekkaz freed from prison after he allegedly vowed to quit politics
Tunisia: President faces public discontent over economy
Sahel: Jihadists abduct dozens of women in north Burkina Faso
Mali: Security agents remain targets of attacks in Mali, four killed in Segou
Mali: Tear gas fired as influential Malian imam returns
Egypt: Businessman and fledgling actor Mohamed Ali gets life sentence in absentia for anti-Sisi campaign
Morocco in Spanish court over journalist accusing Rabat of spying on him with Pegasus spyware
By Christian Chaise: Morocco on Friday called on a Madrid court to exonerate the kingdom of repeated claims by a...
Western Sahara: Polisario leader Brahim Ghali expected to be reelected after ongoing Congress meeting
The Polisario movement, which seeks independence in disputed Western Sahara, started meeting Friday for leadership...
Tunisia: Nine women sentenced to prison for plotting to kill government minister
Tunisia has jailed nine members of an all-women "terrorist" gang accused of plotting to assassinate a government...
Sahel: Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso’s Sahel province
Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said ...
Libya: CIA Director William Burns meets with leaders of Libya’s rival governments
CIA chief William Burns has met Libya's interim premier weeks after the authorities handed the United States a suspect...
Sahel: Troop toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14 dead, 31 “terrorists killed”
Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving a new toll in...
Algeria: Policeman kills boy during drug bust
An Algerian policeman shot a teenage boy who later died when a gang tried to stop officers during the latest in a...
Insurgencies: Three alleged members of Islamic State group arrested in Morocco and Spain
Moroccan and Spanish authorities have broken up a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group and arrested its...
Sahel: Several killed in army-Jihadists confrontation in central Mali
At least 12 soldiers died in clashes with jihadists in central Mali, army and police officers said on Wednesday. The...
Egypt faces major risks this year as economy continues to fall apart
“Chicken feet are good for you…” The Egyptian pound traded Wednesday at half its value from March after the central...
Sahel: Mali avoids escalating regional crisis by pardoning jailed Ivorian soldiers
Egypt starts the year with a disastrous economic environment and social tension
By Mona Salem and Sarah Benhaida: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and...
Tunisia facing daunting economic outlook, headed to IMF bailout
Sahel: Regime in Chad said it thwarted a coup
The government in Chad said Thursday that it had foiled an "attempted destabilisation" plot by army officers and a...
Mauritania: Ex President Ould Abdel Aziz prevented from leaving country amid corruption probe
Spain cracks down on use and abuse of undocumented migrants in agriculture
Tunisia lawyers protest tax hike on legal services
Egypt: Actress Menna Shalabi sentenced to three years in prison for ‘cannabis possession’
Morocco: EU parliament worker and boyfriend of arrested Greek MEP implicates Morocco in corruption scandal
The EU on Wednesday defended a trip by its top diplomat to Morocco, which has been linked, along with Qatar, to a...
Mali: Unidentified armed individuals kill five people on Bamako-Segou road
Two firefighters and three civilians were killed on Monday night in an attack in southeastern Mali, the ministry of...
Tunisia looking to stabilize its economy with new development plan
The Tunisian government on Tuesday presented a three-year development plan that relies heavily on private sector...
Tunisia: President on the offensive to eliminate the opposition
The main coalition against Tunisian President Kais Saied said Tuesday his administration was using the judiciary to...
Migration: Tragedy at sea with dead-by-drowning of 13 Moroccan migrants in failed sea crossing
Covid-19: Ban on entry into Morocco for travelers from China takes effect on 3 January
Egypt: IS claims attack in Ismailia that killed three policemen
Morocco: Migrant incursions from Morocco to Melilla on new year’s eve
Tunisia: Rough start of the year for commuters in Tunis, as tram and bus workers go on strike
Egypt: Stolen sarcophagus lid returns to Egypt
Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it said had been smuggled...