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Turkey-France: Erdogan’s attacks on Macron intensify
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Sahel: UK deploys hundreds of troops to war-torn Mali
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Morocco says it arrested three men in Tetouan allegedly linked to IS
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Libya: How many foreign mercenaries in Libya? 20,000 is the number
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Morocco says it’s serious about Covid-19 vaccination, people still doubt it
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Egypt’s crumbling infrastructure: three killed in building collapse in Alexandria
Three people died on Wednesday when a dilapidated building collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a security...
Egypt and Italy appear to abandon the pursuit of truth in murder of Guilio Regeni in Egypt
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Sahel: Fragile calm in northern Mali town of Menaka
After years of violence and lawlessness during which the Malian town of Menaka changed hands between rebels and...
OPEC cartel set to extend production cuts, but outlook is grim
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How Arab people’s efforts to bring democracy are undermined by online fake news
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Sahel: Military posts in northern Mali attacked
Suspected militants attacked several Malian and foreign military bases with mortars and rockets in the north of the...
Sahel: Several killed in ethnic violence in Chad’s Kabbia region
At least 22 people have been killed in southern Chad in the latest instance of deadly ethnic violence between nomadic...
Algeria’s president Tebboune still missing in action: power vacuum in the making
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Sahel: 42 human rights demonstrators arrests in Nouakchott
Police have arrested 42 people in Mauritania, rights groups and police said Sunday, after a protest demanding justice...
Podcast: Tunisia faces a chaotic situation, as economic woes could derail political progress
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Libya: Terror group tied to warlord Haftar blacklisted by US
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Western Sahara: It’s tough to run a business in Guerguerat
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Global terrorism-related deaths down 15% in 2019, but West witnessing rise in far-right terrorism
The number of people killed in terror attacks worldwide fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2019, with conflict...
Algeria: Appeals court ridicules lower court for issuing 10 year jail sentence over opinion on religion
An Algerian appeals court Wednesday slashed to one year a 10-year jail term handed to opposition activist Yacine...
W.Sahara: Polisario says it pounded defensive wall, as Morocco reinforces position at border post
Polisario says it pounded Morocco defensive wall in Western Sahara On 19 November 2020, the pro-independence Polisario...
Tunisia: Growing unrest in Tunisia over unemployment and poor economy
Demonstrations have spread in Tunisia's interior to demand work and investment in the traditionally marginalised...
Tunisia slides into repression after jailing of blogger Wajdi Mahouechi
Human Rights Watch accused Tunisia on Tuesday of "regressing" on free speech after a blogger was sentenced to two...
Spain confronts more migrants with new camps in the Canary Islands
Spanish authorities want to resume migrant deportations Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Friday...
North Africans lost three decades over the Western Sahara
Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status...
The unfinished Arab spring: buckle up for the next round
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Libya: Europe and Turkey at odds about Libya, threaten and intimidate each other
German navy searches Turkish ship headed for Libya Turkey on Monday said the German navy had conducted an...
Libya: Despite ceasefire deal, militias and foreign meddlers refuse to withdraw their mercenaries
Rival forces in Libya have failed to begin withdrawing as required under an October ceasefire agreement aimed at...
Spain to fast-track deportations of migrants specifically from Ceuta and Melilla
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday backed the rapid deportation of migrants who illegally enter the country's...
Mighty France feels assaulted by Turkey and Russia in Africa
President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia and Turkey of seeking to promote anti-French sentiment in Africa by funding ...
Security crisis dominates campaigning for Burkina Faso’s presidential election
Burkina Faso will vote in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, with President...
Spain confronts major migrant crisis on Canary Islands
Spain's defence minister admitted Friday the government needed to look critically at its approach to the migrant...
In North Africa, hospitals are in a state of war
Covid assaults the MENA region Iran, Jordan and Morocco have recorded thousands of new Covid-19 infections in recent...
Coronavirus: Latest global developments
Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis as of 17 November: Europe tops 15 million cases - Europe on...
Egypt continues to jail human rights activists
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday arrested a second staff member of a leading local human rights group, the...







































