Africa

Egyptian Finance Ministry statements have shown a 38.5 per cent reduction in the budget revenues, in contrast to what has been stated in the budget law for the current...

The fact that Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature is welcome news, especially as the Swedish Academy is historically known for lacking in diversity, as if...

When I suffered from a foot injury as a young man in Libya, prior to Gaddafi's coup d'état in September 1969, I received prompt and efficient care at one...

Early this week, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, claimed that the Taliban did not maintain its promises regarding women's and girls' rights, following the liberation of their country from...

There are those who believe that the African Union's decision to grant Israel observer member, in spite of its crimes against Palestinians, is a natural evolution of relations. This...

Behind the recent flare-up of tensions between France and Algeria exists a troubled past, in which causes for such tension have been lurking for decades, just awaiting some trigger...

Macron apologised to the Rwandan state and people for the crimes of his country and its silence over the massacres, so why does he not apologise to Algeria and...

Article 6 of the Jordanian Constitution "Jordanians shall be equal before the law. There shall be no discrimination between them as regards to their rights and duties on grounds...

Since 25 July, Tunisian President Kais Saied has been unable to achieve anything, neither for the state nor for the Tunisian people. He only succeeded in freezing parliamentary life...

Israel deals with Palestinians in accordance with its procedures and internal laws, and Israeli judges apply the unjust policies of the Israeli government. It is an illegitimate state and...

France's Donald Trump wannabe is leading the country's Islamophobic charge by promising to ban children from being named Muhammad if he becomes president. The meteoric rise of Eric Zemmour...

Again, Emmanuel Macron returns to chasing conservative right wing votes through diving deep into dark French history in Algeria. However, this time, his attempt proved his poor knowledge of...

Tunisia's President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhane as the country's first female prime minister. Bouden is supposed to form a new government as soon as possible. Saied...

Fears are growing in Tunisia about the violent rhetoric adopted by supporters of President Kais Saied, amounting to "betraying" his opponents, and demanding that they be "killed" or expelled...

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued decree number 433 of 2021 withdrawing presidential decree 327 of 2021, which includes the appointment of Mohamed Gamal El-Sayed Taye as an assistant...

Our coverage of the Pandora Papers, in association with ARIJ

Our coverage of the Pandora Papers, in association with ARIJ

Our coverage of the Pandora Papers, in association with ARIJ

The Hamas delegation's visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo is of particular importance, as they will discuss with Egyptian officials a number of files which the Palestinians have high...

Tunisian President, Kais Saied, continues his coup against the Constitution and extends the State of Emergency, exceptional laws, freezing parliament, lifting immunity from parliamentarians, and abolishing all oversight bodies....

Tunisian President Kais Saied is an incomprehensible person. He is conservative in his way of thinking, but a revolutionary in his practices when facing corruption and the corrupted. When...

Pinning Palestinians down while applying harsh measures of violent repression accompanied by a fanatical settler movement of arch-racists given free rein to attack and plunder, is a notorious game...

Smartphone technology has revolutionised our lives in many ways that go well beyond telephone calls for the millions who use them. Many of us have become amateur photographers, capturing...

Two weeks ago, a fourth-year dentist student in Egypt committed suicide after becoming severely depressed because her family were putting pressure on her not to leave the house. Egypt's...

Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has lost a parliamentary vote of confidence and suddenly found itself cast in the role of...

Sudan's Transitional Government has been accused of illegally expropriating the assets of Malaysia's national oil company, Petronas, which could trigger legal proceedings against Khartoum in the International Court of...

Lebanon has had a rough ride over the past year: the failure to secure a viable government; the catastrophic Beirut blast; then the economic crash which caused its currency...

Souad Hdidou is challenging social norms and busting stereotypes from behind the wheel as the only female taxi driver in the Moroccan capital Rabat and one of a few...

Africa is a symbol of the future and Africa stands with us," declared Yasser Arafat, then chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) at a meeting of the Organisation...

On 9 September, Libya's Tobruk-based parliament passed law Number 1, 2021, for the direct election of president of the country and outlining his duties and responsibilities. The 77 articles...

The former Defence Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who died yesterday, is trending on Twitter in Egypt. Whilst the state-run media praise him as a "loyal son", a "military...

Following complaints from prominent rights groups, US State Department spokesman Ned Price announced last Tuesday that the Biden administration is expected to withhold $130 million in military aid to...