Libya: Pakistan jet deal faces embargo and diplomatic risks
Pakistan’s reported negotiations to supply fighter jets to eastern Libya have highlighted the diplomatic and legal risks facing Islamabad as...
Day: 3 February 2026
Witnesses say Sudan paramilitary abducted and enslaved children
The paramilitary forces in Sudan have abducted dozens of children during the capture of El-Fasher in October 2025, after killing...
UN halts operations after chemical incident in Lebanon
A UN peace-keeping mission in Lebanon claims to have come under under a chemical attack by Israel. Peacekeeping operations in...
UN ceasefire monitoring team to be deployed in Congo: Qatar
Qatar’s foreign ministry said that the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo will oversee the ceasefire between the Congo Army...
Nuclear talks restart as Trump warns Iran of “Bad things”
Iranian and U.S. officials said on February 2 that talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume in Turkey at the...
New files expose Epstein’s Israel ties in Libya scheme
Newly released US documents have revealed that Jeffrey Epstein sought to profit from Libya’s post-2011 chaos, fuelling renewed scrutiny over...
Gaza border post reopens but just 12 Palestinians pass through
Rafah reopens to a near standstill as only a handful of Palestinians are allowed out of besieged Gaza, according to...
Amnesty slams Algeria on forceful return of Tunisian politician
Algeria forced the return of asylum seeker Seifeddine Makhlouf to Tunisia, which global rights group, Amnesty, called a violation of...
Sam Menassa: Is Hezbollah’s allegiance to Lebanon, or Iran?
At a moment of profound regional and international upheaval, as the rules that once governed the international system are being...
Tunisia extends state of emergency laws until end of 2026
The Tunisian government has published a new decree extending the state of emergency rule until the end of 2026, according...
Putin meets Al-Sharaa to revise Syria base deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Moscow on January 28 as the Kremlin pushes to protect...
Burkina Faso junta bans political parties amid growing criticism
The junta in Burkina Faso has declared a ban on all political parties, as reported by Maghrebi Week on February...
Dutch court jails human trafficker for migrant torture in Libya
A Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean human trafficker to 20 years in jail on January 27th after convicting him of...
Mauritania: IMF releases funds as reforms stay on track
Mauritania will receive around $91 million in fresh funding after the International Monetary Fund approved reviews of its ongoing support...
Mali fuel blockade: Jihadists destroy fuel tankers
Jihadist fighters attacked a fuel tanker convoy in Mali on January 29th, destroying dozens of tankers, as reported by RFI...
