Libya confirms drive-by shooting on PM’s convoy
Tripoli – Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy was targeted in a drive-by shooting in the capital Tripoli, with... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Tunisian judges strike after president scraps watchdog
Tunis – Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Egypt swears in first Coptic Christian to head top court
Cairo – Egypt’s first ever Coptic Christian judge to head the country’s highest court was sworn in on Wednesday,... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
HRW slams Tunisia’s ‘secret detentions’ under state of emergency
Tunis – Tunisian authorities are using emergency laws to place people in “secret detention”, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday,... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Libya PM rejects attempted ouster by parliament
Tripoli – Libya’s interim prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah on Tuesday defied attempts by parliament to replace him, setting up a... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Tunisia must restore judicial watchdog, say UN, Western envoys
Tunis – Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Libya police pounce on ‘Putin pot’
Benghazi – Libya’s anti-drug squad on Monday announced the discovery of 323 bars of hashish wrapped with images of... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Tunisia police blockade dissolved judicial watchdog
Tunis – Tunisian police on Monday blocked access to the country’s top judicial watchdog in a move its chief... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Libyan parliament interviews prime minister candidates
Benghazi – Libya’s parliament on Monday began hearings of hopefuls to replace interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, a process that... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Morocco reopens airspace after 2-month virus shutdown
Casablanca – Morocco reopened its airspace on Monday in a bid to breathe life into its crisis-hit tourism sector, two... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
