Politics Bound

This week (ending 21 January 2021), Tunisia made the front pages of global media with Tunisians clashing with security forces over the past days to complain about their living conditions. The riots, which are still underway, have been taking place in several regions,...

Libyan envoys at UN-backed talks in Egypt agreed Wednesday to hold a constitutional referendum before planned elections in the war-torn country later this year, Egypt's foreign ministry said. Egypt "welcomes the agreement reached today between the Libyan parties in...

The Muslim Brotherhood's existential fight: can it manage a comeback? The Arab Spring a decade ago gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood a brief shot at power, but today many of its followers are dead, in jail or in exile. Still, the Muslim Brothers vow to be back one day,...

Mali's capital Bamako has banned a demonstration against France's military role in the West African country, the city's government said Wednesday, citing health concerns. Daniel Dembele, the chief of staff to Bamako's governor, told AFP that the city hall did not...