Social & Human Affairs Bound

A ten-year-old girl who died in eastern Algeria while undergoing faith healing appeared to suffer "blows and burns", a prosecutor said, sparking angry reactions online after the arrest of a man. The public prosecutor in Guelma, 500 kilometres (310 miles) east of the...

Tripoli, May 28, 2020 - The family of a Libyan smuggler killed by migrants have taken revenge by killing 26 Bangladeshis and four Africans, the country's UN-recognised government said Thursday. The killings took place in the town of Mezdah, some 150 kilometres (95...

May 28, 2020 (By Isabelle Ligner and Isabelle Wesselingh, photo: Anastasia Vityukova) - To greet friends and acquaintances by kissing, hugging and shaking hands is considered part of the essence of Mediterranean identity. But the coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt...

Cairo, May 25, 2020 - Egypt's top medical union on Monday warned of a "complete collapse" of the country's health system, accusing the health ministry of negligence in failing to protect healthcare workers from coronavirus. "The syndicate is warning that the health...