In Old Cairo, residents reconnect with their heritage
Cairo – For most of their lives, children from historic Cairo’s Al-Khalifa district only saw the mausoleums, mosques and... Read more
19 Feb, 2023
Tunisia journalists accuse state of intimidation
Tunis – Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, accusing the state of... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Tunisia NGOs slam ‘hate speech’ against sub-Saharan migrants
Tunis – Tunisian rights groups charged on Thursday that the state was cracking down on migrants from sub-Saharan Africa... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Tunisia opposition decries ‘repressive’ arrests
Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition coalition on Wednesday slammed a string of “repressive” arrests mainly targeting critics of President... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Rights groups slam Morocco decision to extradite Saudi
Rabat – Two dozen rights groups have criticised Morocco over its decision to extradite a Saudi activist’s brother back... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya
Tripoli – Dozens of migrants are thought to have died after their boat sunk off the coast of Libya,... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations
Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown
Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Egypt ex-graft chief freed from prison, charged again, says activist
Cairo – Former Egyptian anti-corruption chief Hisham Geneina was released after completing a five-year prison sentence and charged under... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
Tunisia arrests senior Ennahdha figure, radio boss
Tunis – Tunisian police have detained a senior figure in the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party and the head of an... Read more
15 Feb, 2023
