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Libya's coastguard intercepted almost 1,000 Europe-bound migrants off its western coast in two days, the International Organization for Migration said on Monday. The North African country is a major route for migrants trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean, and...

A court in Algeria's capital Monday sentenced journalist Abdelhakim Setouane to six months in jail for defamation of a former speaker of the lower house of parliament, his lawyer said. Abdellah Heboul told AFP that the journalist, who has been detained since October...

Egypt has ordered the arrest of eight people over a collision between two trains that killed 18 people last week, the prosecutor's office said Monday.  "The prosecutor general ordered that the two drivers... their two assistants, the guard of a traffic control tower,...

By Hager Harabech with Mona Salem in Cairo -  Suez, Egypt, March 29, 2021 (AFP) - The MV Ever Given was refloated and the Suez Canal reopened on Monday, sparking relief almost a week after the huge container ship got stuck during a sandstorm and blocked a major artery...