Social & Human Affairs Bound

By Aymen Jamli - Farmers near a seaside lagoon in northern Tunisia are fighting to preserve a unique, traditional irrigation system that has sparked renewed interest as North Africa's water shortages intensify.  Retired schoolteacher Ali Garci wanders among tiny sandy...

Eight Algerian human rights groups warned on Thursday that 23 detained people on hunger strike could die, and called for  their immediate release. "Don't let them die... Some of them have begun facing serious health complications. Let us act before it is too late,"...

Stress in he Algerian labor market has been intensifying in the face of a dormant government.  Government action in the North African country has been dormant, with no policy directions coming from either the presidency or the prime minister's office. All government...

Egyptian photojournalist Hossam el-Sayed and his wife Solafa Magdy, an independent journalist, have been released after spending the past year and a half behind bars, their professional association said Wednesday. Solafa Magdy and her husband Hossam el-Sayed were...