Film ‘flips the angle’ on iconic Thelonious Monk interview
Marrakesh – Half a century after jazz great Thelonious Monk appeared on a French television program, a new documentary... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident was ‘near death’ on hunger strike: family
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was “near” to death behind bars, his family told AFP on... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Algeria to help Cuba as energy shortages bite
Algiers – Algeria said on Thursday it would restart energy supplies to Cuba and donate a solar plant to... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Tunisians protest over Sfax garbage crisis
Sfax – Over 1 000 people demonstrated in Tunisia’s second city Sfax on Thursday amid an ongoing trash crisis... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
UN ‘alarmed’ over detainee hunger strike at Libya jail
Tripoli – The United Nations’ mission in Libya voiced alarm on Thursday at reports that dozens of detainees at... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Tunisia opposition figure decries travel ban
Tunis – The leader of a Tunisian opposition party and prominent critic of President Kais Saied announced on Wednesday... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Tunisia union hits out at ‘defamation’ case against news site
Tunis – The Tunisian journalists’ union accused authorities on Tuesday of trying to “intimidate the media”, after a minister... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Algeria signs gas supply deal with Slovenia
Algiers – Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a three-year deal to sell gas to Slovenia via... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months-long hunger strike, his family said on Tuesday,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Algeria shuts TV station after sex scene scandal
Algiers – Algerian authorities have ordered the closure of a private TV station after it broadcast scenes deemed “offensive”,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
