Egypt: Journalist Sayed Saber jailed for social media posts
Egyptian journalist Sayed Saber was jailed for 15 days in the early hours of November 27th after publishing social media...
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Iraqi militias enter Syria to support government
Iraqi militias, affiliated with Iran, entered Syria overnight to support Syria's army battling the group Tahrir al-Sham, two Syrian army...
Former defence minister accuses Israel of “ethnic cleansing”
Former Israeli defence minister Moshe Yaalon accused the Israeli army of “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip on November 30th,...
Syria war monitor says armed opposition group controls most of Aleppo
A Syria war monitor said on November 30th that armed opposition group Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, now controlled most of...
Sudanese group forms parallel civilian government in Khartoum
The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, announced the formation of a civilian parallel government in Khartoum, 19 months after seizing...
NGO says group threatened migrants in Mediterranean rescue
Doctors Without Borders says 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean were threatened by armed men, according to Africa News...
Martin Jay: Why we should be skeptical about Lebanon ceasefire
The recent news of a ceasefire between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel should be welcomed, if it is real and...
Food aid scaled up in Sudan to prevent famine
Over 700 trucks are making their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan after clearance came through from the military government,...
Chad ends French troop presence, Senegal to follow
Chad said on November 28th that it had ended its defence co-operation pact with France, a move that could see...
Boualem Sansal: Algeria faces growing calls to release author
The European Parliament has called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested by...
Macron acknowledges 1944 West Africa killings as massacre
French president Macron for the first time recognised the killing of West African soldiers by the French army in 1944...
Morocco: French funds to expand health and gender equality
Morocco has signed agreements worth €150m with French Development Agency (AFD) aimed at expanding the country’s compulsory health insurance (AMO)...
Morocco: Five suspects arrested for international gold smuggling
Five suspects were arrested on November 27th by Moroccan law enforcement for alleged involvement in an international gold smuggling network,...
South Sudan’s president commits to 2026 election at Juba forum
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit affirmed his commitment to a general election in December 2026, according to Africa News...
Interpol arrests 1,006 in Africa for cybercrime in two months
1,006 people have been arrested in Africa by Interpol during a two-months cybercrime crackdown, the organisation announced on November 26th...
