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Journalist Ghassen Ben Khlifa free on bail A Tunisian journalist and activist was released on bail Sunday, five days after his arrest on suspicion of "terrorism", his website said. Ghassen Ben Khlifa, editor of the website Inhiyez and a prominent pro-Palestinian...

By Habib Haj Salem Cash-strapped Tunisia is facing a dearth of imported foodstuffs from dairy products to coffee, forcing informal rationing at supermarkets and threatening some food and beverage companies. For weeks, consumers and businesses have been struggling to...

The editor-in-chief and three journalists from independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr were interrogated by judicial officers on Wednesday for allegedly "spreading false information", the publication said on Twitter. Mada Masr head Lina Attalah and journalists Rana...

More than 800 migrants expelled this week by Algeria have reached the northern Niger town of Agadez, local authorities told AFP. "In all we have 847 people, including 40 women and 74 unaccompanied children," Agadez municipal authority said late Thursday. The child...