Syrian government declares truce following sectarian clashes
Syria’s defence minister declared a truce after government forces entered the country's Suweida city to minimise the violence that killed...
Day: 16 July 2025
EU sanctions Iranians accused of plots against dissidents
The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one organisation for orchestrating assassination plots against Iranian dissidents for...
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, apologizes for comments about Afrobeats
Burna Boy has apologized for comments he made in 2023, distancing himself from the Afrobeats genre, as reported by the...
Unaccompanied children and the crisis at Morocco’s borders
A surge in unaccompanied child migrants in Morocco might underscore an urgent governance challenge in the Kingdom, which has increasingly...
What the Palestine Action ban tells us about western freedom
The UK government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation marks more than just an escalation in the...
Moroccan suspects released on bail after fatal crash
Two of the four Moroccan suspects implicated in the fatal collision that killed two Spanish Civil Guard officers in Barbate...
UN experts slam Tunisia for jailing lawyers over criticism
UN experts have accused Tunisian authorities of imprisoning lawyers to suppress dissent and silence criticism, as reported by First Post...
The UN is not giving up the lengthy fight for Libyan elections
On July 14th, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) launched a new initiative of public opinion surveys to...
Moroccan brothers sentenced to three months after protest
Two brothers in Morocco were arrested and sentenced to three months in prison after they protested the death of their...
Egypt welcomes Trump’s call to resolve Ethiopia dam dispute.
Egypt has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s call to settle its long-standing Blue Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia, according to...
Iraq tries to deter US sanctions over alleged Iran oil smuggling
Iraqi officials are working to prevent the U.S. from imposing sanctions on its oil sector amid allegations that Iran is...
Sudan: RSF kill almost 300 civilians in raids on villages
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have raided and set fire to villages in North Kordofan, killing almost 300 people, according...
