Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament
Rabat – Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Tunisia detains anti-president MP, says lawyer
Tunis – Plainclothes security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital
Tripoli – Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya’s interim government on Sunday, with just five... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Italy’s Meloni starts Algeria visit
Algiers – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and several ministers arrived in Algeria on Sunday, state media reported, ahead... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Egyptian lawyers end strike after colleagues released
Cairo – Members of the Egyptian Bar Association on Sunday called off a days-long strike held in protest against... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Key Algeria rights group ordered shut
Algiers – Algeria has ordered one its most prominent rights groups be disbanded, the organisation said on Sunday, confirming... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Polisario re-elects leader in first vote since Morocco truce ended
Algiers – The Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, re-elected its leader on Friday in its first... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
EU parliament slams declining press freedom in Morocco
Strasbourg – The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it described as a decline in press freedom in Morocco,... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Algeria sentences ex-energy minister to 20 years in prison
Algiers – A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to 20 years in prison for... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
Morocco rapper given suspended jail term for threatening journalist
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Wednesday handed rapper ElGrande Toto a suspended eight-month prison term for “insults, defamation... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
