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NAJ | 19 March 2021: The Algerian authorities have issued an ultimatum to Moroccan farmers working of the Laaroda Oasis palm grove, located in Beni Ouenif, province of Bechar. The ultimatum was to leave the region by 18 March. AFP reported that the withdrawal happened as planned and Algeria closed the border. In Figuig, on […]
The bodies of 11 people bearing gunshot wounds were discovered on Thursday in eastern Libya’s Benghazi, said a security source, suggesting they had been “executed”. “Security forces were alerted on Thursday of the presence of 11 unidentified bodies at the southern entrance to Benghazi in the Haouari area, near a cement factory,” a security source […]
By Redouane Benmehdi – Moroccan newspaper Akhbar al Yaoum shut down its operations after 14 years in business. Its closing, which left its staff and journalists stunned and concerned about their future, was announced on March 14, 2021 by its founder Taoufik Bouachrine. Bouachrine is currently serving a 15-year sentence in prison after a Moroccan […]
By Redouane Benmehdi – Hundreds of thousands of Moroccan craftsmen are facing a daunting future as the government’s Covid-19 policies have resulted in their isolation and lack of effective financial support. The pandemic has starved the craftsmen from their usual client base, consisting largely of foreign tourists visiting the likes of the famed markets of […]
Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday for spreading “false information” relating to Covid-19, her sister and lawyers said. Seif’s brother is jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent figure in the Arab Spring uprising that unseated longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011. The 27-year-old, a film editor […]
Tunisia has repatriated at least 16 women and children accused of links to extremist jihadi fighters imprisoned in war-ravaged neighbouring Libya, rights groups said Wednesday. Two separate groups of detainees, totalling six women and 10 children, were handed over by Libyan authorities at the Tunisian border earlier in March, said Mustapha Abdelkebir, from the Tunisian […]
At a hospital near the Algerian capital, staff say they are “on the verge of burnout” more than a year on from the facility’s first coronavirus-related admissions. Blida province has been one of the epicentres of Algeria’s novel coronavirus outbreak, and was the site of the country’s first cluster of infections. “We received our first […]
At least three participants in UN-led Libya peace talks held in Tunisia in November were offered bribes to vote for a prime ministerial candidate, a UN report published Tuesday found. The report was compiled by UN experts responsible for verifying the application of international sanctions on Libya, including the arms embargo they described as “totally […]
Egyptian troops have demolished more than 12,300 buildings in the Sinai Peninsula since 2013 in a campaign of forced evictions that likely amount to “war crimes”, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. A decade-old jihadist insurgency in North Sinai province escalated in 2013 when the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. “Between late 2013 and July […]
Seven people wounded (NAJ – 18 March 2021) – Residents of Bejaia spent a good part of the night from Wednesday to Thursday outside. The earthquake, which was felt within a radius of 300 km, was felt in 12 provinces. Seven people living in old buildings in Bejaia were injured. Northern Algeria is a region […]
By Armel Baily – “I’m happy — it’s like coming back home,” said Malian refugee Ousmane Wanaher, 34, returning to the camp in northeastern Burkina Faso from which he had been driven out by jihadist attacks a year ago. The 9,000-capacity Goudebou camp is a cherished haven for many Malians who have fled violence at […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is to travel to Libya Wednesday for the first visit by a head of state between the neighbouring countries since 2012, his office announced, in a boost for its new UN-backed administration. Saied’s visit aims to show “Tunisia’s support for the democratic process in Libya” following the swearing in on Monday […]
Libya’s Fayez al-Sarraj, outgoing head of the western-based Government of National Accord, formally handed over power Tuesday to a new interim executive hoped to unify the divided and war-torn nation. Sarraj, who has led the UN-recognised GNA since it was set up in 2016, stepped down from the role in a ceremony in Tripoli, one […]
