Countries

Tunisia opposition condemns extension of parliament freeze

Tunis – Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday slammed his decision to extend a months-long suspension of parliament,... Read more

14 Dec, 2021

Countries

Armed groups clash in south Libya

Tripoli – Gunmen linked to eastern Libya-based military chief Khalifa Haftar exchanged artillery and small arms fire overnight with forces... Read more

14 Dec, 2021

Countries

Libyans fear election could spark return of violence

Tripoli – With only days to go until scheduled elections meant to cap Libya’s long political transition and unify... Read more

14 Dec, 2021

Countries

Tunisia president extends parliament suspension, sets election in 1 year

Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Monday extended his months-long suspension of parliament until new elections in December... Read more

14 Dec, 2021

Countries

Libya government says ready for presidential poll

Tripoli – The Libyan government said Sunday it is ready to hold the country’s presidential election as planned on December... Read more

13 Dec, 2021

Countries

Libya delays candidate list raising new doubts over election timetable

Tripoli – Libya’s election commission on Saturday delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election... Read more

12 Dec, 2021

Business

Morocco economy rebounds with strong growth, says IMF

Rabat – Morocco’s economy has rebounded with GDP in 2021 projected to grow 6.3 percent on the back of... Read more

11 Dec, 2021

Business

Morocco businessman jailed over 29 deaths in factory flood

Rabat – The owner of a Moroccan textiles workshop where 29 workers drowned, most of them women, in a flood... Read more

10 Dec, 2021

News

One dead, 18 hurt in fire at HQ of Tunisia’s Ennahdha party

Tunis – One person died and 18 others were injured, including two leading figures from Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party... Read more

10 Dec, 2021

Politics

Libya upper house calls for election delay

Tripoli – Libya’s upper house on Wednesday proposed delaying December presidential elections by two months, the latest dispute over the... Read more

9 Dec, 2021