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Egypt considers critics and political opponents as terrorists, world starting to push backF

By Nina Larson - Egypt must stop using anti-terrorism laws to muzzle critics and even keep them in pre-trial detention indefinitely, dozens of countries told the UN on Friday. In a rare oral rebuke of Egypt at the United Nations Human Rights Council, 31 countries...

Morocco: Health of jailed intellectual Maatib Monjib reportedly deterioratingF

Supporters of a jailed Moroccan historian and rights activist expressed "serious concern" for his health on Wednesday, days after he began a hunger strike. The support committee for 60-year-old Maatib Monjib "expresses its serious concern about the effects of (his)...

Tunisia: Landmines claim more lives in Kasserine, two children killed in blastF

Two children were killed and a woman wounded in a landmine blast Thursday in a mountainous region of western Tunisia known as a base for jihadists, the government said.  The explosion occurred on Mount Salloum, in a military zone in the marginalised region of...

Egypt’s dilapidated infrastructure: Fire at a garment factory near Cairo kills 20 workersF

At least 20 people were killed and 24 others injured Thursday in a clothing factory fire on the eastern outskirts of the Egyptian capital, medical and security sources told AFP.  Twelve fire trucks were dispatched to extinguish the huge blaze as smoke billowed out...

Morocco lifts Covid curfewF

Morocco on Tuesday said it was lifting a nationwide pandemic curfew thanks to an improving health situation and...

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