Social & Human Affairs Bound

Morocco's detention of thousands of suspects awaiting judicial proceedings has sparked a heated debate in the North African country, with even prison authorities criticising its "excessive" use. Rights groups have warned of the use of preventative detention against...

Young Tunisians clashed with security forces overnight and protest organisers called for anti-government rallies Wednesday after five days of riots in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi acknowledged their "legitimate" anger in a televised...

A fire at a Libyan naval academy near the capital Tripoli killed two senior officers and a civilian, the health ministry said Wednesday, without identifying the root cause of the blaze. Health ministry spokesman Amine al-Hachemi said on Twitter that "the blaze at the...

An Egyptian court on Sunday ordered the seizure of assets of former president Mohamed Morsi and 88 other members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, a judicial source said.  "The Court for Urgent Matters... ordered the seizure of the assets of 89 leaders and members of...