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Rainfall improves water situation in Morocco, dam levels up
Recent rainfall across Morocco has significantly improved the country’s water situation, with the national average dam fill rate reaching 49.44%, according to updated figures released on April 15th by the...
Ex-HTS leader Al-Sharaa named in Time’s 100 influential list
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president and former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025, the only Middle Eastern leader on the...
UN Report: Moroccan women still face job market hurdles
A new UN Women and ESCWA report shows Moroccan women continue to face high unemployment and limited access to stable jobs despite progress in financial inclusion, as reported by the...
USDA exempts Morocco as new sugar tariffs take effect
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has implemented new tariffs on high-sugar imports but granted exemptions to Morocco and several other nations. According to Moroccan government-friendly Hespress, the duties range...
Trump tariffs threaten to destabilize Ivory coasts cocoa industry
Great concern has been raised among cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast over fears that Trump's tariffs could destabilize the country's cocoa industry. According to the Associated Press, the Trump...
Israel insists they will continue to block aid to Gaza
The Defence Minister of Israel, Israel Katz, has insisted that aid into Gaza will continue to be blocked and that soldiers shall remain there "indefinitely", as reported by Middle East...
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Sarkozy faces prison over alleged Libyan cash
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, faces prison over alleged Libyan financing of his campaign in 2007. According to AP News, the financing of the...
Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for ex-Mauritanian president
Mauritanian prosecutors have demanded an appeals court impose a 20-year jail sentence on former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for abuse of office and embezzlement,...
Morocco falls further down corruption index
Transparency International reported in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on February 11th, that Morocco lost a point and dropped to 37 out of 100,...
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail sentence for abuse of power...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported on November 11th according to...
Politics
Report claims Tunisia expands use of politically motivated arrests
A report published by Human Rights Watch has found that Tunisia has greatly expanded its use of the legal system to make arrests of political...
Wave of outrage sweeps Iraq over Al-Sharaa’s Summit invite
A mounting wave of outrage has swept through Iraqi political circles and social media since the announcement of the Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's invite...
Tunisia crackdowns on political opposition using arrests
A new report published by Human Rights Watch has found that Tunisia has dramatically expanded arrests on opposition figures. As reported by AP on April...
France hits back at Algeria with expulsion of 12 diplomats
France hits back at Algeria with expulsion of 12 diplomats as diplomatic row escalates. According to the BBC, on the 15th of April France recalled...
Eastern Libya holds talks with civil war enemy Turkey
The son of the pro-Russian leader of Eastern Libya has visited Turkey, in a symbolic U-turn in relations since Libya's second civil war in 2018....
Netanyahu-Shin Bet feud deepens amid security crisis
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the head of a domestic intelligence organisation on the 15th of April of turning parts of the service into "a private...
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Ex-HTS leader Al-Sharaa named in Time’s 100 influential list
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president and former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025, the only...
French film star Depardieu begins trial on sexual assault charges
French film star Gérard Depardieu, famous both inside and outside of France and the highest-profile figure in French cinema to face allegations of sexual assault...
Arsène Wenger launches FIFA development project in Egypt
Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA chief of global football development, launched a FIFA-backed talent development initiative in Cairo on February 7th, reported...
Libyan rap music restricted because it “violates moral values”
Eastern Libya's interior ministry have instated new restrictions on rap music, artists must request permission from the culture ministry before sharing any new songs. According...
Famous Tunisian rapper and alleged drug kingpin arrested
A famous Tunisian rapper has been arrested and is believed by authorities to be the kingpin of a drug trafficking network. According to Watan on...
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