Italy forced to free wanted Libyan officer over “ICC mistakes”
Italy has said they were forced to free a Libyan officer wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court...
Month: February 2025
Morocco passes strike law amid rising tension with trade unions
Morocco has passed a strike law amid rising tensions between the government and trade unions regarding the rights of the...
Trump doubles down on Gaza “Riviera” comments
US President Donald Trump maintained his intention for the US to take control of Gaza amid international outrage over his...
Morocco and Mauritania to connect grids through Western Sahara
Morocco and Mauritania signed an agreement on February 4th, connecting their electricity networks through Western Sahara, reported Middle East Monitor. These...
UN committee to start work on Libyan unification elections
The UN committee tasked with laying the ground work for Libyan unification elections will start work on February 10th, amid...
Tunisia’s opposition party slams “political” jailing of leader
Tunisia's opposition party Ennahdha has slammed the further jailing of their leader on February 5th, calling the case "nothing more...
Trump suggests Morocco could take in Palestinians from Gaza
According to Israeli media US President Donald Trump has suggested that Morocco could house forcibly relocated Palestinians from the Gaza...
Morocco passes strike law amid historic labour protests
Morocco has passed a strike law which could see violators fined as much as $20,000, amid an historic general protest...
Tunisian opposition leader handed second 22 year jail sentence
On February 5th Jailed Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi was sentenced to another prison term in a series of sentences...
Moroccan unions call first strike since 2016 over new laws
Moroccan unions are set to call their first general strike since 2016, over new strike laws proposed by the Moroccan...
Almost all USAID staff to be placed on leave from February 7th
United States President Donald Trump has ordered that almost all directly-hired staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)...
New UK-Tunisia migration deal condemned by human rights groups
The UK’s new £5 million deal with Tunisia to control migration flows into Europe is being strongly condemned by human...
M23: DR Congo rebels break their own ceasefire in “ploy”
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have launched a surprise offensive, breaking self-declared unilateral ceasefire...
Trump to maintain freeze on UNRWA funding
US President Donald Trump is set to maintain the freeze on funding for the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a...
Top US officials double down on Trump’s Gaza “Riviera” comments
Top US government officials have doubled down on some of American president Donald Trump's statements on resettling Palestinians and turning...
