A court in Italy on Monday set a February date for a new trial in absentia of four Egyptian security officers accused...
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Middle East: Wounded children from war-torn Gaza airlifted to UAE
By Mumen KhatibB and Giuseppe Cacace: Clutching a blown-up surgical glove as a makeshift toy, a Palestinian child is...
Egypt opens Rafah Border, to allow safe passage to foreign nationals
Egypt will help evacuate "about 7,000" foreigners and dual nationals from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the foreign...
Sahel: Mali and Niger troops accused of extra-judicial killings
Bamako, April 30, 2020 - The UN mission in Mali on Thursday blamed Malian and Niger troops for scores of...
Algerian authorities under international pressure to stop harassing journalists ($)
Egypt: Ramadan under curfew
Cairo, April 23, 2020 - Egypt extended on Thursday a night-time curfew in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic...
Libya: Stuck between a never ending war and a lockdown
Tripoli, April 19, 2020 (By Rim Taher) - Already tired of the tribulations of war, Libyans in the capital Tripoli are...
The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentions
Algiers, April 23, 2020 -By Amal Belalloufi: Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest...
Sahel: Niger faces escalating riots in coming days
Niamey, April 22, 2020 (By Boureima Hama) - With the holy Muslim month of Ramadan set to start this weekend,...
Moroccan government spying on its people with mobile app tracking
Rabat, April 22, 2020 - Moroccan police have started using a mobile application in recent days to track violators of...
Egypt accuses former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy of terrorism
Egypt added on Saturday 13 people, including former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy, on the country's "terrorism list" for...
Government of Algeria attacks Internet news sites
April 20, 2020 - Algerian authorities have blocked a third online news website that covered the anti-government...
Algeria’s political police continue to arrest civilians for their opinions
The fall of the notorious General Wassini Bouazza, former head of an equally notorious secret police, has done nothing...
Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s forces cut off water supply to Tripoli, millions of civilians at risk
Tripoli, April 11, 2020 - Water has been cut off to millions of Libyans living in and around the capital Tripoli, the...
Morocco: Mass arrests for non-compliance with confinement rules
Rabat, April 13, 2020 - More than 4,300 people were arrested over the weekend in Morocco for breaching emergency rules...
Egypt: Covid-19′ new challenge: where to bury the dead
Cairo, April 11, 2020 - Egyptian police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village Saturday,...
Algeria: Oil prices, virus, instability put Algeria on edge
Algiers, April 12, 2020 (By Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Tunis) - Algeria faces economic and social turmoil...
Egypt: Prison inmates still unprotected against Covid-19
Cairo, April 9, 2020 - An Egyptian rights group said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against authorities demanding...