Countries Tanker that sank off Tunisia was empty, says ministry Tunis – A fuel tanker that sank in waters off Tunisia last weekend was empty, the government said on... Read more 23 Apr, 2022
Countries Tunisia president decrees he will name electoral chief Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday assigned himself the power to appoint the head of the electoral commission,... Read more 23 Apr, 2022
Countries Libya’s rival government meets for first time Tripoli – Libya’s rival government selected by parliament in the east met for the first time on Thursday, challenging a... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Arts and Leisure Natural artist: Sudan painter uses tea and coffee to make colours Khartoum – Sudanese artist Mutaz al-Fateh creates vibrant pictures with special ingredients; the paint he uses is made with colours... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Countries Libya’s oil industry falls hostage again to politics Tripoli – Libya’s oil industry, the lifeblood of its economy, has fallen hostage once more to a political schism, as... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Countries Eight Morocco football fans jailed after riot Rabat – A Moroccan court on Tuesday sentenced eight football fans to jail for their involvement in a riot last... Read more 20 Apr, 2022
Business Shutdown of Libya oil sites spreads to second terminal Tripoli – Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced on Tuesday the closure of a second export terminal, paralysing the vital energy... Read more 20 Apr, 2022
Countries Italian ship inspects tanker which capsized off Tunisia Tunis – An Italian naval vessel specialised in marine pollution clean-up arrived Tuesday in waters off Tunisia where a tanker... Read more 19 Apr, 2022
Business Moroccan MPs call for cap on oil firms’ profit margins Rabat – Moroccan lawmakers on Monday called for a cap on oil firms’ profit margins, describing them as “exorbitant” amid... Read more 19 Apr, 2022
Countries Egypt cuts TikTok influencer sentence to 3 years Cairo – An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a... Read more 19 Apr, 2022