On December 24, 2025, Algeria's National People's Assembly unanimously approved legislation that designates French...
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Egypt Anchors Its Energy Strategy With Long-Term Israeli Gas as Israel Weighs the Trade-Offs
Israel has approved a long-term natural gas export agreement that will channel roughly 131 billion cubic meters of gas...
Environment: Algeria’s Race Against a Looming Water Collapse
Algeria is heading toward an acute water crisis, and the clock is ticking much faster than most policymakers admit....
Libya: Rogue politician Fathi Bashagha still dreams of entering Tripoli to oust another rogue PM
By Paul Raymond Libya's Fathi Bashagha, appointed as prime minister in a challenge to a unity government in Tripoli,...
Algeria MP jailed for trying to help daughter cheat on school exam
An Algerian lawmaker has been jailed for three years for trying to help his daughter cheat on a school maths exam, the...
Egypt detains three over viral video of mosque dancing
Egypt has detained three men after a video clip allegedly showing one of them singing and dancing at a mosque went...
Tunisia: UGTT union boss says IMF conditions for loans drastic and unacceptable
The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the ...
Libya: United Nations to broker new talks between rivals in Libya
The United Nations said Thursday it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to...
Sahel: Eight UN peacekeepers wounded in Mali blast
Eight UN peacekeepers were wounded Thursday in a mine explosion in Mali's jihadist-wracked Timbuktu region, the United...
Tunisia: Former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali arrested
Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party...
Tunisia: Regime uses military court to punish opponents of President Kais Saied
A Tunisian military court upheld a one-year prison sentence Friday against a prominent critic of President Kais Saied...
Mali’s parliament approves draft electoral law to facilitate return to civilian rule
Mali's transitional parliament approved a draft electoral law on Friday, a measure designed to ease the return of the...
Tunisia arrests editor of news website Echahed
The head of a news website close to Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has been arrested over alleged links to...
Morocco: Anger over soaring fuel prices
Petrol prices rose to record highs in Morocco on Thursday, fuelling anger among unions who demanded the government of...
Libya: ICC confirms death of militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia...
Egypt: Sister of jailed dissident announces hunger strike
Egyptian activist Mona Seif announced Wednesday that she had begun a hunger strike in solidarity with her jailed...
Energy: EU turns to Egypt and Israel for more natural gas
Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed during a Cairo visit Wednesday by the...
Tunisia union confronts president with general strike
By Ezzedine Said Tunisia's main labour union holds a vast public sector strike Thursday to demand salary hikes and...
Egyptian migrant dies in France after police shootout
An Egyptian migrant has died after being shot at by French police who tried to stop a van that had rammed through...
Politics & Religion: Conservative party Ennahda insists on enshrining religion in next Tunisian constitution
Opinion by Arezki Daoud: The Islamo-conservative party, Ennahda, is in a tough spot. On the one hand it warns against...
Sahel: French forces withdraw from Menaka base in northern Mali
French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the...
Tunisia: Rights and judicial groups decry president’s attack on judges
A coalition of 10 rights groups Friday condemned a decree by Tunisian President Kais Saied firing scores of judges,...
Sahel: Insurgents kill dozen policemen in north Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed 11 police overnight in an attack in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, the...
Libya: New militia violence in Tripoli
A night of clashes between militias in the heart of a residential district of the Libyan capital Tripoli raised fears...
Regional crises: EU warns Algeria against “discriminatory treatment” of Spain
The European Union on Friday warned Algeria against any "discriminatory treatment" of Spain after it suspended a...
Spain warns Morocco not to weaponize immigration in their bilateral dealings
Spain "will not tolerate" the use of immigration as a "means of pressure", Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said...
Moroccan national captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine
Pro-Moscow separatists sentenced to death two British fighters and a third from Morocco, who were captured by Russian...
Sahel: Jihadists surround Mali town of Boni
Jihadists have since late May blockaded the central Malian town of Boni and interrupted traffic on a major highway in...
Egypt: Family of jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah says he is on hunger strike, regime denies
Egypt's interior ministry said Thursday it has footage of jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah that "disproves" a report...
Algeria announces flight service to Caracas during Maduro’s visit to Algiers
Algeria and Venezuela agreed Thursday to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his...
Law: Liberal Tunisians looking to draft a constitution without mention of religion
By Ezzedine Said and Aymen Jamli The legal expert charged with rewriting Tunisia's constitution said Monday he would...
Sahel: Mali launches military offensive to retake town of Anderamboukane from insurgents
Malian forces and local armed groups have launched a bid to recapture a jihadist-held border town in a region where...
Morocco: German cruise ship ‘Mein Schiff Herz’ prevented from entering Morocco over Covid-19 scare
Morocco has refused entry to passengers on a German cruise liner after some tested positive for Covid-19, Moroccan...
Burkina Faso: Terror attack on Karma mine leaves two dead
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a gold mine in northern Burkina Faso,...
Moroccans living abroad return home this summer in large numbers
Morocco on Sunday begins welcoming an influx of its citizens living in Europe after the pandemic led to a halt in what...
Unease at EU after Algeria ended cooperation treaty with Spain
The European Union on Thursday urged Algeria to reverse a decision to suspend its cooperation treaty with EU member...
Sahel: Despair in Chad as food crisis intensifies
Chad on Thursday declared a "food emergency" in the impoverished landlocked country, urging the international...
Morocco facing a daunting economic outlook
By Ismail Bellaouali A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are...
Tunisian police block protests against president’s referendum
Tunisian police scuffled with protesters against President Kais Saied on Saturday as around 100 people demonstrated...
Western Sahara human rights defender Sultana Khaya released after 19 months of house arrest
Human rights defender Sultana Khaya arrived in southeastern Spain Friday where she will receive medical treatment for...
Togo: Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims May attack in Togo
A Mali-based coalition of Al-Qaeda aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the...
Sahel: Chaos and killings accelerate in Mali
UN report highlights the brutality of Mali’s army Civilian deaths and rights abuses by Malian soldiers surged in the...
Energy: More woes for the Algerian petroleum sector ($)
Algeria's energy sector is back in the spotlight as the country's stabilized its political system for now and strong...

