Moroccan former minister appointed head of Maroc Telecom
Mohamed Benchaaboun has been appointed as the new chairman of Maroc Telecom, the main telecommunications company in Morocco, reported Yabiladi...
Day: 26 February 2025
Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for ex-Mauritanian president
Mauritanian prosecutors have demanded an appeals court impose a 20-year jail sentence on former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for...
Tunisia “astonished” at UN criticism of human rights record
Tunisia has expressed “deep astonishment” after the United Nations (UN) accused it of political crackdowns, dismissing the criticism as inaccurate....
Forced Palestinian displacement condemned by African nations
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has condemned any plan for the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land and adopted a...
Algeria: Foreign minister makes first Spain visit since 2022
The Interior Minister of Algeria, Ibrahim Murad, has completed an official state visit to Spain, the first in three years....
France expands sanctions against Algeria
Frances new foreign minster is set to impose sanctions on Algeria as diplomatic efforts to mend relations fail. According to...
Algeria state oil firm signs deal with China-based Sinopec
Sonatrach, the state oil and gas firm in Algeria said on February 25th that it had signed a contract for...
UAE private sector Ramadan working hours announced
The private sector's working hours have been announced for the holy month of Ramadan, by the Ministry of Human Resources...
Earthquake strikes near Indonesian Island
An earthquake with a 6.1-magnitude hit near Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, according to the US Geological Survey, causing residents to escape...
Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
Israel’s West Bank presence causing biggest displacement since 1967
The Israeli military's accelerated operations in the occupied West Bank is causing the biggest forced relocation of Palestinians in the...
No ceasefire talks unless Israel frees prisoners, says Hamas
Talks with Israel about the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire deal are subject to Palestinian prisoners being released, in...
Eight face death sentences over murder of Tunisian activist
Eight defendants have been sentenced to death on February 25th for the assassination of the leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi...
Gaza ceasefire talks on target, US says
The US said talks for phase number two of a Gaza ceasefire deal were on target, as Hamas said Israel...
