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Sudan: Conditions in El-Fasher worsen amid drone strikes
Intensifying drone strikes have worsened already dire conditions in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Maghrebi Week reported on October 27th. The city's residents are forced to seek refuge in underground bunkers...
US working on Morocco-Algeria peace deal
US President Donald Trump's advisor, Steve Witkoff, announced on October 20th that Washington was working on a peace deal between Morocco and Algeria, according to Maghrebi Week on October 27th....
Morocco taps Friday sermons to redirect youth after protests
Friday sermons across the Moroccan Kingdom on 24th October saw a government-written script being preached, urging parents of youth to involve them in public affairs, according to AP news agency...
Nigeria: Plastic bottles and wrappers hit the runway in Lagos
Plastic bottles, food wrappers and metal can tops took centre stage on a Lagos catwalk as young designers turned litter into fashion to spotlight marine pollution, Africanews via Associated Press...
Aldar unveils real estate projects worth $1bn in Abu Dhabi
UAE-based Aldar Investment has announced new real estate projects worth AED 3.8 billion ($1.03 billion), extending its reach across Abu Dhabi’s residential, commercial, and logistics sectors, according to an official...
Morocco takes the 2025 FIA MENA Karting Nations Cup home
The Moroccan National Team won the 2025 Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) MENA Karting Nations Cup title with a 15-driver race team in Qatar, according to Yabilaadi on October 27th....
Egypt supports search for Israeli hostage bodies
Egypt has dispatched more than a dozen engineering vehicles to Gaza to assist with searching for the bodies of the 13 Israeli hostages, the Middle East Eye via Al-Araby reported...
Gaza workers say nearly no medical supplies are being delivered
Aid organisations have said that the medical circumstances in Gaza are still dire, as Israeli restrictions continue to stop the delivery of nearly all medical provisions against the backdrop of...
Violent clashes erupt between rival militias in Libya’s Misrata
The city of Misrata in Western Libya saw a series of violent clashes between rival armed groups on October 23rd, according to the Libya Review. The skirmishes broke out between...
Geopolitics
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French ex-president goes to jail for campaign conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former French president to be imprisoned after receiving a five-year sentence for funding his election campaign with money from ex-Libyan...
Former French President Sarkozy enters prison for Libya scandal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered prison for obtaining illicit campaign funds from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, according to The National. Insisting he...
Former Algerian minister imprisoned for 7 years on embezzlement charges
The former Labour Minister of Algeria Tijani Hassan Haddam has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for embezzling more than $45 million from the nation's...
Morocco: Interior Ministry investigates bribery allegations
The Moroccan Interior Ministry has launched an inquiry after a councillor alleged a former governor sought millions for a road project. According to Yabiladi on...
Former French President Sarkozy jailed in Gaddafi cash scandal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy finally finds out his fate in the Gaddafi cash scandal case. According to the BBC on September 25th, a Paris...
Politics
Morocco taps Friday sermons to redirect youth after protests
Friday sermons across the Moroccan Kingdom on 24th October saw a government-written script being preached, urging parents of youth to involve them in public affairs,...
British commentator and Israel critic held in US
UK political commentator and analyst Sami Hamdi has been detained by U.S. federal authorities after being stopped by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at San...
Libyan and Italian officials discuss municipal elections process
Libyan and Italian officials met on October 26th to discuss support for the upcoming stages of municipal elections across the North African country, according to...
NYC mayoral race tainted by Islamophobic attacks and backlash
As New York City heads towards election day to decide its new mayor, candidate Andrew Cuomo has come under intense scrutiny due to Islamophobic and...
Libya askes UN to restructure mission
The Libyan government sent a letter to the UN expressing its “deepest condemnation and concern” and asking to restructure the mission, Libya Update reported on...
Algeria: Hirak figure Fethi Ghares sentenced to two years in prison
Fethi Ghares, leader of the opposition group MDS (Social and Democratic Movement) and figure of the Hirak protests in Algeria, was sentenced to 2 years...
Tabloid
UK: Debate grows after Israeli fans banned from football match
The UK government has intervened after Birmingham authorities decided to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their club’s Europa League match against Aston Villa,...
US ambassador to Israel featured in “Greater Israel” song
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, was featured in a music video singing “Sweet Home Yerushalayim,” a pro-Israeli rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Sweet Home...
Eurovision delays Israel participation vote to December
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has postponed its decision on whether Israel will participate in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, following what it described as...
Daughter of Tunisia’s ex-dictator detained for embezzlementÂ
Halima Ben Ali, the daughter of the ex-dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was arrested in France at the request of the Tunisian authorities on...
Egypt: Satirical comedian Bassem Youssef returns to nation’s TV after 11 years
As Egypt wrangles with pressure from the international community over its Human Rights record, former TV show host and comedian Bassem Youssef has returned to...
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