Nearly all USAID staff to be placed on leave
The US has ordered nearly all staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to be placed on leave...
Month: February 2025
French PM forces 2025 budget through without vote
On February 3rd, new French Prime Minister François Bayrou forced the 2025 budget through without a vote, invoking a constitutional...
Libya: Rap music restricted amid fears it corrupts the youth
Eastern Libya has imposed sweeping restrictions on rap music, claiming it might encourage children into prostitution or suicide. According to...
UK-Tunisia deal putting migrants at risk argue rights groups
Human rights organisations has condemned the UK's multi-million pound migration deal with Tunisia, arguing the country cannot be considered a...
Morocco’s unemployment rate rises to 13.3% in 2024
Morocco's unemployment rate has risen to 13.3%, marking a black spot on an otherwise thriving economy. According to Middle East...
Algeria ready to normalise with Israel amid softening rhetoric
Algeria's president has said his country would be ready to normalise relations with Israel if Palestinian statehood is achieved, the...
Mariam Sheibani: Islamic law misused in stifling child abuse discussions
The recent arrest and consequent indictment of prominent Texas imam, Quran teacher, and AlMaghrib Institute instructor Wisam Sharieff on multiple...
Rwanda-backed Congo rebels declare ceasefire in Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels who took control of the eastern DR Congo city of Goma have declared a unilateral ceasefire in the...
Algeria warns of ‘irreparable split’ with France
President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune criticised a "toxic climate" in relations with France and established conditions for resuming dialogue with...
Le Pen’s National Rally to chair Franco-Moroccan friendship committee
French far-right party National Rally (RN) has been elected to chair the French Moroccan parliamentary friendship committee after intense political...
Egypt reveals Gaza plan to counter Trump
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdellaty revealed on Sunday that Egypt has a plan for reconstructing Gaza that does not involve...
Egyptians protest against Trump’s plan to “clean out” Gaza
On the 31st of January, thousands of Egyptians gathered near the Rafah border to protest the U.S president Donald Trump’s...
Palestinian Authority willing to fight Hamas over Gaza
During a discussion between the Palestinian Authority and the U.S. on the 28th of January, the former declared its willingness...
National Rally to chair Franco-Moroccan friendship committee
The right-wing French National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen has been elected chair of the Franco-Moroccan parliamentary friendship...
US senator warns Tunisian president “will go the way of Assad”
A US senator has urged his country to cut aid to Tunisia, warning President Kais Saied that he "will go...
