Frenchman turns to UN to block Morocco-US extradition
Paris – The lawyer of a Frenchman held in Morocco and fighting extradition to the United States for alleged... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
Tunisia’s Saied downplays puny poll turnout, slams critics
Tunis – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Wednesday played down massive abstention in this month’s parliamentary elections and slammed... Read more
29 Dec, 2022
Israel thanks Morocco for protecting Jews during Holocaust
Jerusalem – Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanked Morocco’s King Mohammed VI for his country’s provision of “safe haven” for... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Tunisia electoral board threatens media rights, rights groups say
Tunis – Tunisian rights groups on Tuesday accused the electoral authority of “threatening” press freedom, after it sued bloggers... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Moroccan director wants ‘healthy’ debate on gay rights
Rabat – Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke “a healthy, much-needed... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Tunisia to raise new taxes to close budget deficit
Tunis – Tunisia’s finance minister unveiled a budget on Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap, reports say
Tripoli – Libya’s unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Tunisia rights group slams ‘inhumane’ move to deport migrants
Tunis – A Tunisian rights group condemned on Sunday a “repressive and inhumane” government decision to deport a group... Read more
27 Dec, 2022
Morocco sentences for migrants over Melilla tragedy ‘unjust’, says rights group
Rabat – A Moroccan rights group on Saturday slammed “unjust” punishments given to migrants sentenced over a mass attempted... Read more
25 Dec, 2022
WATCH | At least 27 injured in Cairo stadium collapse, health ministry says
Cairo – At least 27 people were injured on Saturday when part of a sports stadium south of Cairo... Read more
25 Dec, 2022
