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Morocco continues to use judicial harassment against journalistsF

By Ismail Bellaoualli and Philippe Agret: Morocco's top court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists, Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni, imprisoned on sexual assault charges they deny, their lawyer said Wednesday. The court of cassation in Rabat on...

Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”F

The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years' prison for "spreading false news". "Concerned by 3-year sentence of Egyptian human rights defender Patrick Zaki," the US State...

Algeria: 34 killed in bus-truck collision near TamanrassetF

At least 34 people were killed when an Algerian passenger bus collided head-on with a commercial vehicle and burst into flames in the country's southern desert Wednesday, officials said. One of the North African country's deadliest road crashes in years also left 12...

Morocco and Spain arrest two people they say are supporters of Islamic StateF

Police in Morocco and Spain said on Wednesday two people have been arrested in a joint operation by both countries' security services targeting "terrorists". An Islamic State jihadist group supporter "active between Morocco and Spain", was arrested Wednesday by...

Libya: Ancient Greco-Roman city of Cyrene faces risk of collapseF

Libya: Ancient Greco-Roman city of Cyrene faces risk of collapseF

Sep 20, 2023

Floods that killed thousands in the Libyan city of Derna also inundated one of the country's premier ancient sites,...

Libya: Incompetent eastern authorities tighten control on media, block communications accessF

Sep 20, 2023

Communications were severed Tuesday to the flood-hit Libyan city of Derna and journalists were asked to leave, a day...

Sahel: Growing tension between Niger and BeninF

Sahel: Growing tension between Niger and BeninF

Sep 19, 2023

Niger’s junta dispatched army reinforcements in Gaya, a town located on the border with Benin, some 300 km from...

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