Agriculture Drought tightens its grip on Morocco Ouled Essi Masseoud – Mohamed gave up farming because of successive droughts that have hit his previously fertile but... Read more 13 Aug, 2022
Countries New campus femicide sparks outrage in Egypt Cairo – Egypt detained a male student on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering a female student who allegedly rejected... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Countries Zamalek president jailed for insulting rival Cairo – An Egyptian appeals court has sentenced the president of Zamalek football club to a month in prison... Read more 11 Aug, 2022
Algeria Algerian influencers jailed over student scam, says media Algiers – Two Algerian social media influencers were sentenced on appeal on Tuesday to a year each in prison,... Read more 10 Aug, 2022
Countries Trial of 56 suspected ISIS fighters begins in Libya Misratah – The trial opened on Monday in Libya’s western city of Misrata of 56 suspected Islamic State group... Read more 9 Aug, 2022
Countries Morocco takes step toward US extradition of French cybercrime suspect Rabat – Morocco’s top court has given a preliminary endorsement over the extradition to the US of a French... Read more 9 Aug, 2022
Algeria Six migrants die after boat sinks off Algeria, says local TV Algiers – Six migrants were found dead at sea and others were missing after their boat sank Monday off... Read more 8 Aug, 2022
Countries Israel agrees to Egypt-brokered Gaza truce, Egyptian source say Cairo – Israel has agreed to a truce in Gaza, an Egyptian security source said on Sunday. “The Israeli... Read more 8 Aug, 2022
Countries Libyan armed groups clash in Tripoli, reports say Tripoli – Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to... Read more 6 Aug, 2022
Business Morocco’s petro-PM faces heat over soaring fuel prices Rabat – Morocco’s prime minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he... Read more 4 Aug, 2022