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Egypt and Turkey Test Pragmatic Rapprochement After Years of Estrangement
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Egypt Deepens Defense-Industrial Engagement With China
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Tunisia: President’s racist speech sparks violence against migrants
Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to Algeria
The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties,...
France to scale back military presence in Africa
By Valerie Leroux: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in...
Russian soldiers in the Algerian Sahara ($)
Sahel: Low-key flag-lowering ceremony marks end of French military operation in Burkina Faso
Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to France
How Morocco’s image is taking a beating at the European Parliament ($)
Algeria’s aid agency to spend US$1 billion on African development
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to...
Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflict
Arezki's Take: There have been so many conferences organized by Libya's North African neighbors, European nations, the...
Sahel: Russia seeks greater influence over Mauritania, offers support
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in...
Sahel and West Africa junta regimes seek reentry to regional blocs
Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups called for their reinstatement...
Algerian regime’s fixation on all and any domestic opposition turns into paranoia
By Abdellah Cheballah: Algeria recalled on Wednesday its envoy to France "for consultations" after Paris intervened to...
Morocco: European Parliament to launch hearing on Morocco’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware, Morocco denies claim
The Moroccan parliament decried Wednesday an "unjust campaign" against it at the European Parliament ahead of a...
Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s Lavrov
Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday...
Sahel: Russia looks to deepen influence in the Sahel with foreign minister’s visit to Mali
Sahel: Mali expels head of the human rights division of UN’s MINUSMA mission
Security: Escalation of Russia-Ukraine war could transform crisis into global conflict
Egypt’s Al-Azhar wants boycott of Swedish and Dutch products after desecration of Koran
Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious educational institution, has called for the boycott of...
Sahel: France-Burkina Faso’s diplomatic crisis accelerates
By Delphine Touitou: France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso "for...
Most Arab leaders were no-show in regional meeting in Libya, unwilling to deal with Tripoli
Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya's interim government on Sunday, with just five of...
Energy: New Italian PM heads to Algeria to secure more gas
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed Monday to strengthen energy cooperation with Africa's top gas exporter...
Morocco/Qatar: Probe on corruption scandal and bribery in EU parliament set to intensify
By Matthieu Demeestere: Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker ...
Morocco: Criticized by EU Parliament, Rabat hits back in what could become a diplomatic row
Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling...
Western Sahara: Brahim Ghali reelected head of Polisario Front
Morocco: Euro Parliament concerned about press freedom in Morocco as kingdom denies corruption allegations
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...
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: Mali avoids escalating regional crisis by pardoning jailed Ivorian soldiers
Libya: 35-year-old Lockerbie bombing case gets into Libyan politics
Sahel: 46 Ivory Coast soldiers detained by Mali get 20 years in prison, setting stage for regional diplomatic crisis
Sahel: Top UN rep in Burkina Faso declared “persona non grata”, asked to leave
MENA: How to tame hawkish Netanyahu as US fears new right-wing government in Israel could derail Abraham accords
The United States plans a meeting early in 2023 between Israel and Arab nations that recognize it as it pushes the...
Sahel: Germany threatens withdrawal of troops from Mali by 2024
France set to readjust visa issuance policy for Maghreb visitors
Sahel: Burkina Faso-Ghana relations sour over Russian mercenaries
While Algerian gas keeps flowing into Spain, trade between the two is frozen
By Valentin Bontemps: Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara,...
Morocco’s fertilizer export earnings to reach new records, used in diplomatic competition
By Ismail Bellaouali: A global fertiliser supply shock deepened by Russia's Ukraine invasion has brought boom times...