Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week referred in court to a “historic” natural gas deal with Egypt,...
1shorts Bound
Algerian Lawmakers Consider Stripping Citizenship from Nationals Abroad
A plan resurfacing in Algeria’s parliament would allow authorities to strip citizenship from Algerians who commit acts...
Morocco’s New Election Law Sparks Free Speech Battle
Morocco’s government has just approved a controversial change to its election law—setting out steep new penalties for...
Sahel: France losing grip of Mali and issues threats after army-man Goita took over power
New Mali leader meets Touareg representatives in a necessary move to bring peace to the country AFP - Malian strongman...
Algerians shun subdued campaigning ahead of legislative elections
Algeria Political Outlook Algeria is organizing its third elections since late 2019 with the population continuing to...
US offers cash rewards to locate Al-Qaeda’s Al-Annabi
The US State Department posted a $7 million reward Wednesday for information leading to the location or identification...
Libya: In sign of reconciliation, Tripoli and Tobruk resume air link
Flights have resumed between Libya's capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Tobruk after a break of several years, as...
Sahel: Mali sinks into a deeper political crisis
By Marion Douet The African Union announced it was suspending Mali with immediate effect and threatened the...
Tunisia: Two migrants drown, others missing
At least 23 migrants were missing and two bodies recovered from the sea off Tunisia, the Red Crescent reported...
Western Sahara: Polisario chief leaves Spain to Algeria
The leader of Western Sahara's independence movement, whose presence at a Spanish hospital sparked a diplomatic row...
Western Sahara: US’ Africom says no drills will take place in disputed Western Sahara
The US military on Tuesday denied a tweet by Morocco's prime minister that US-led African military exercises this...
Libya: Warlord Haftar wants to stay relevant, but no one cares anymore
By Jihad Dorgham and Hamza Mekouar Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar is polishing his political image ahead of...
Morocco: Israir to link Tel Aviv to Marrakesh in July
Israir will launch direct flights between Israel and Morocco's Marrakesh in July, the Israeli carrier said on Tuesday,...
Libya: With Libya struggling to expel mercenaries, Germany wants another conference to help out
By Hui Min Neo Germany will host a new set of Libyan peace talks on June 23 in Berlin, with Libya's transitional...
Climate experts predict hottest year coming within the next five years
By Patrick Galey The world may temporarily breach the 1.5-Celsius warming mark within the next five years, according...
Tunisia: Former presidential candidate and media owner Karoui still in prison
Tunisia's Qalb Tounes party, a member of the governing coalition, on Thursday demanded the release of its leader and...
Tunisia Islamists demand probe into ‘coup plot paper’
Tunisia's main Islamist party Ennahdha demanded Tuesday a probe into a document purportedly drafted by advisers to...
Economy: IMF to pump $5 billion more into Egypt
IMF staff on Tuesday announced they had reached an agreement with Egypt over an economic program that would release...
Libya: Pressure on Libya and Europe to review their rescue operations in the Med Sea
By Robin Millard The United Nations urged Libya and the EU to overhaul their search and rescue operations in the...
Polisario leader to testify remotely in Spanish court probe
The Western Sahara independence leader, whose presence at a hospital in Spain has angered Rabat, will testify by video...
Morocco accelerates Covid vaccination campaign, targets prison population
Morocco has vaccinated nearly 4,000 inmates as part of a campaign launched in March to inoculate the incarcerated...
Morocco is finally about to legalize use of cannabis, but not for recreational purposes yet
Moroccan lawmakers on Wednesday approved a law legalising the therapeutic use of cannabis, bringing one of the world's...
Mali president, PM resign after arrest by military junta
By Serge Daniel and Malick Konate Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, a top junta aide...
Sahel: Mali descends into chaos with second coup in the offing
The Real Problem in the Sahel: Editor’s Opinion The chaos in Mali has provided further evidence that the former...
Egypt softens stance against Shoei Kisen Kaisha in compensation claim over Suez blockade
Egypt has slashed millions of dollars off its compensation claim against the Japanese owner of a megaship that blocked...
Sahel: Handover of power to civilians is not happening in Mali
Mali's largest union launches fresh strike Mali's largest trade union launched a fresh strike on Monday, an AFP...
Algeria: Hundreds detained as regime seeks to prevent protests
Algeria rights group blasts pre-election 'repression' An Algerian rights group Monday decried "escalating repression"...
Morocco: Despair and Western Sahara politics fuel migration drama in Morocco
Spain accuses Morocco of 'aggression' and 'blackmail' over migrant crisis Madrid, May 20, 2021 (AFP) - Spain's defence...
Algerian regime ratchets up repression against opposition groups and journalists
The Algerian government has sharply increased its attacks on all groups and individuals who have been calling for...
Morocco uses threat of migrants to force Spain to change its position on the Western Sahara conflict
Morocco-Spain relations facing new challenges as Morocco focuses solely on Western Sahara politics By Hazel Ward,...
Sahel: Burkina Faso struggles with terror attacks in the north
Twin attacks in Burkina kill 16 Updated: May 19, 2021 - Attacks on a village and troops in the north and east of...
Tunisian army clashes with insurgents in Mount Chaambi, kills five suspects
Tunisian forces on Monday killed five suspected jihadists in an air and ground operation targeting a rugged mountain...
Libya: UN decries lack of progress in withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya
Libya has seen "no reduction of foreign fighters or of their activities" in the center of the country, says UN...
Sahel: Ridicule over Mali’s military regime and threat of sanctions prompt junta to announce upcoming “broad-based” government
Mali's interim government is set to form a new "broad-based" cabinet, the presidency said on Friday, amid growing...
Tunisia: 17 Europe-bound migrants drown off Tunisia
At least 17 migrants drowned as a boat sank off Tunisia, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday,...
Sahel: Jihadists in Mali resorting in gruesome practice of amputating hands and feet of suspected thieves
UN peacekeepers in Mali on Thursday offered to help bring to justice jihadists behind the amputation of suspected...
Libya’s latest unity government faces uphill battle
(Photo: Libya's interim PM Dbeibah) - By Hamza Mekouar - A new unity government in Libya had raised hopes the...
Egypt: Suez Canal about to get bigger after stranded ship crippled traffic for nearly a week
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved Tuesday the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez...
Mauritania: Former President Ould Abdelaziz in trouble, current regime wants him locked up
Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was on Tuesday put under "house surveillance" by a judge after...
Sahel: No break during the Eid holiday: Five villagers killed in Niger’s Tillaberi region
Five people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the western Tillaberi region of Niger, near the...
Libya: 78 jailed pro-Haftar insurgents released in reconciliation move
Seventy-eight prisoners who fought on the side of eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in his year-long offensive...
Algeria: Unable to govern, unpopular regime uses repression to stay in power
(Photo: Policemen in plain clothes assaulting an elderly man in Algiers) - The UN voiced alarm Tuesday at reports of...
Libya warns Italy over illegal fishing after incident with Italian trawlers
Libya's coastguard on Sunday warned against "illegal" fishing in its waters, denying Italian claims it had wounded a...






































