Mali: Junta’s new PM appointment consolidates army control
All three branches of the Mali government are now under military control after fired civilian prime minister Choguel Maiga was...
Human rights
Mali: Former Al-Qaeda linked police chief jailed for 10 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the al-Qaeda linked former head of Islamic police in Timbuktu to 10 years in...
Egypt: 173 pro-Palestinian detainees release dates put back
Egyptian pro-Palestinian detainees arrested in protests last year will continue to serve time behind bars without trial, according to TheNewArab....
French national detained in Tunisia on state security charges
The Tunisian president's purge of practically anyone in the country who criticized him or his style of governance has now...
Family denied access to jailed opposition leader in Tunisia
Family members of a jailed opposition figure in Tunisia say they have been denied access to him a week after...
British far-right figure jailed for defamation of Syrian
Far-right British activist, Tommy Robinson received an 18-month jail sentence on October 28 for contempt of court by repeating false...
Sudan civil war: Outsiders are “fueling the fire” says UN chief
The Sudan civil war is intensifying with outside powers “fueling the fire” of “nightmares”, according to the United Nations chief...
Egypt: 125 people tried for ties with Sinai group
The Egyptian government referred 125 alleged Sinai Province members to criminal trial on the 26th of October amidst worries of...
EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia inquiry
The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of an inquiry into human rights in Tunisia, according to The...
US watchdog slams Morocco state for journalists’ smear
Morocco’s projected image of itself as being a modern, progressive democracy in the Arab world took a battering recently when...
Morocco suffers EU blow by court ruling over Western Sahara
Frosty relations between Morocco and the European Union have tumbled again due to a legal ruling, possibly pushing Rabat to...
Gaza: Activists set sail to defy Israel’s blockade
Among the heat of war that rages throughout Gaza, peace activists from several countries are preparing to defy an Israel...
Morocco king frees imprisoned journalists and intellectuals
Three journalists and an intellectual were pardoned and released from prison on July 29 by King Mohammed VI, reports AFP. Known...
Libya discovers mass grave with unidentified bodies
Hopes for a breakthrough to Libya's political stalemate saw a set back with the recent discovery of a number of...
Tunisia: Opposition party leader arrested ahead of elections
A leader of the opposition party in Tunisia was arrested on July 13th, according to a statement released by the...
