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Syria: Strikes against key military sites by Israel overnight
Israel struck multiple military sites in southern Syria in attempts to terrace remains of the ousted Assad regime’s infrastructure since the country was taken over by Islamist insurgents. The Israeli...
Divided Libya: Parliament official criticises UN’s role in split
The president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan Parliament, Yousef Al-Agouri, has directly accused the United Nations of perpetuating a divided Libya. Speaking with Spanish journalists at the...
US think-tank urges International court to investigate Trump
The concept of international law, rescued from the post-war wreckage of Europe, is now being made to earn its spurs. It there any place for the ideals dreamt up 80...
Ugandan troops deployed to South Sudan amid rising tensions
Ugandan troops have been deployed to South Sudan to safeguard the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as tensions rise and the likelihood of a civil war outbreak increases, reports...
Tunisia: Insecure job market to be saved through reforms
President Kais Saied of Tunisia gas convened with his Minister of Social Affairs, Issam Lahmar, in order to discuss reforms to the labour code, as the country continues to suffer...
Former Philippines president arrested on international court warrant
Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, is facing major charges of crimes against humanity from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after being arrested in Manila. Duterte, who was arrested...
Geopolitics
Graft
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...
Moroccan press blame PM Akhannouch for jobs “massacre”
Aziz Akhannouch, Morocco’s business tycoon Prime Minister estimated, by some accounts, to be the fifth richest man in Africa is struggling with the Moroccan economy,...
Politics
Former Philippines president arrested on international court warrant
Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, is facing major charges of crimes against humanity from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after being arrested in...
RSF claim they are ready to form new government in Sudan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced that they have completed the necessary arrangements in order to form a parallel government as they begin to...
RSF claim arrangements ‘complete’ for new government
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, announced the completion of arrangements to form its parallel "government of peace and unity" in...
South Sudan Peace Agreement at Risk as Machar Allies Detained
South Sudan's Vice President has been placed under house arrest with the country's Water Minister warning the detention puts "the entire peace agreement at risk."...
Demand for Public Trial in Tunisian ‘Conspiracy Case’
Political detainees involved in the 'conspiracy against state security' case have demanded public trials. This demand has come off the back of the court of...
Tunisia: controversial trial of political opponents to start
The trial for conspiracy against the State, in which forty including seven leading political opponents will appear, will start on March 4th. According to RFI,...
Tabloid
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...
French NGOs to quit X following Trump inauguration
Over 80 French NGOs and organisations say they will stop using the X app, previously known as Twitter, as of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January...
Shark attack at Red Sea resort kills foreigner, injures another
Egypt's ministry of environment said in statement on December 30th that a shark attack in the Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam has killed...
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