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Guterres says “flow of weapons” to Sudan “must stop”
After the US accused the United Arab Emirates of breaking its pledge to stop supplying arms to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, UN chief Antonio Guterres has called...
Martin Jay: EU suffers from “foot in mouth” again over Ukraine
The European Union has a problem. It so badly needs to project itself around the world and also to its own citizens as a major player on the world stage,...
Moroccan earthquake victims protest aid delays and conditions
Survivors of the 2023 Atlas earthquake went to the Moroccan parliament on February 17th, calling for action after over a year of aid delays. These delays were blamed by Moroccan...
Social media posts lead to arrests in Algeria
Dozens more people have been arrested in Algeria after taking to social media to criticise the Algerian government, according to Middle East Eye on February 14th. Users have been posting...
Sudan to pursue stronger relations with Iran
Foreign Minister of Sudan, Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif, met with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, among other high ranking Iranian officials on 17th...
The threat of ISIS 10 years after its infamous video
It has been just over a decade since ISIS released their infamous beheading video. February 15 marks the tenth anniversary of the video, which depicts ISIS members viciously beheading a...
Geopolitics
Graft
Morocco falls further down corruption index
Transparency International reported in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on February 11th, that Morocco lost a point and dropped to 37 out of 100,...
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported on November 11th according to...
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Belgian investigators give up the chase for MoroccoGate agents
A battle between Belgium and Morocco to deliver a token strand of justice towards the latter’s officials who were responsible for the MoroccoGate scandal in...
Politics
Social media posts lead to arrests in Algeria
Dozens more people have been arrested in Algeria after taking to social media to criticise the Algerian government, according to Middle East Eye on February...
Sudan to pursue stronger relations with Iran
Foreign Minister of Sudan, Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif, met with Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, among other high...
UN demands a stop to wave of political “persecution” in Tunisia
The United Nations human rights chief has decried what he called the "persecution of political opponents" in Tunisia, demanding authorities to stop the recent surge...
Tunisia: Possibility of ‘hosting’ exiled Hamas shot down
Israeli media has claimed Tunisia could take exiled Hamas fighters prompting a cacophony of voices from the North African country. According to The New Arab...
Moroccan NGOs declare “day of rage” over Trump’s Gaza plan
Several Moroccan NGOs have called for “a day of rage” in response to Trump’s latest plan of displacing Palestinians and taking over the Gaza strip....
Algeria demands confession of French “nuclear crimes”
Algeria has demanded that France officially acknowledge its responsibility for "nuclear crimes" committed in the former colony as hostilities continue between the two Mediterranean neighbours....
Tabloid
Arsène Wenger launches FIFA development project in Egypt
Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA chief of global football development, launched a FIFA-backed talent development initiative in Cairo on February 7th, reported...
Libyan rap music restricted because it “violates moral values”
Eastern Libya's interior ministry have instated new restrictions on rap music, artists must request permission from the culture ministry before sharing any new songs. According...
Famous Tunisian rapper and alleged drug kingpin arrested
A famous Tunisian rapper has been arrested and is believed by authorities to be the kingpin of a drug trafficking network. According to Watan on...
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January...
Shark attack at Red Sea resort kills foreigner, injures another
Egypt's ministry of environment said in statement on December 30th that a shark attack in the Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam has killed...
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