Egypt cracks down on foreign journalists for their reporting on Covid19

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Cairo, March 17, 2020 – Egypt revoked the press credentials of a journalist for The Guardian and censured The New York Times Cairo bureau chief on Tuesday over “bad faith” reporting on the country’s...

Algeria prepares for a pause of the Hirak movement, president bans gatherings

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Opposition figures in and outside of Algeria have been issuing statements calling for the halt in the anti-government rallies that have rocked Algeria since 22 February 2019.  Most opposition personalities active on social media...

17 March: Algeria and Tunisia announce mutual agreement to close land borders

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Morocco: Second death and 10 more tested positive for Covid-19

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020A 75-year-old man, who tested positive to Covid-19, died on Tuesday, 17 March in Salé, Morocco, bringing the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in Morocco to two. The first person was an 89-year-old woman who died...

Tunisia goes after speculators taking advantage of the pandemic

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

1154 issue: week ending 19 Mar. 2020Tunisia’s law enforcement authorities have upped their campaign to limit the damage of the speculative practices that put public health at risk.  Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 in Tunisia, authorities seized nearly 100,000...