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Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs, Ibrahim Echaib, dismissed accusations made against the government about alleged normalisation of relations with Israel, ahead of the annual pilgrimage of Jews to El-Ghriba...

Somalia's National Drought Relief Committee, on Thursday, said 6.9 million people in the Horn of African country are facing severe water shortages and food insecurity as the worst drought...

An Israeli orchestra performed near Egypt's pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo to celebrate the occupation state's Independence Day last week. According to the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli Embassy...

A former Egyptian minister and governor has suffered a stroke in the Tora prison complex, south of the capital Cairo, amid mounting concern about his health. There has been...

The Minya Criminal Court in southern Egypt sentenced nine people to death by hanging after accusing them of killing 11 people "in revenge" for the death of their relative...

The Official Gazette in Tunisia has published details of the decree by President Kais Saied for a referendum on a new constitution to be held on 25 July. Saied...

Algeria and Sudan have agreed to boost cooperation in commercial and economic matters, including sectors such as energy, agriculture, livestock, fishing, higher education, scientific research and building. Sudanese diplomats...

The deans of law faculties in Tunisia have refused to join a committee established by President Kais Saied to draft a new constitution, Anadolu has reported. The presidential decree...

The British Empire once ruled over a quarter of the world's population, from North America to India and from interior Africa to the Middle East. This June, the UK...

An Algerian Court of Appeal acquitted, on Tuesday evening, Said Bouteflika, brother of the former president, of the charge of "interfering in the work of the judiciary" in a...

Egypt will position itself as an impartial arbiter while hosting this year's COP27 UN Climate Summit, as it pushes other nations to act on climate pledges while promoting the...

Ayman Hadhoud's family has filed a legal request for the release of CCTV camera footage taken of the prominent economist in the weeks leading up to his death. The...

Saudi Arabia is in talks to acquire Turkey's Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), according to a recent report by the geopolitical and market intelligence website Tactical Report. "The Saudi...

Officials from Morocco and Mauritania discussed deepening cooperation between their two countries in security and defence, local media reported Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Morocco's Supreme Commander and Chief...

Activists and rights organisations are sceptical about the Egyptian government's pledge to allow protesters to demonstrate in a "facility adjacent to the conference centre" at the upcoming COP27. Egypt...

Egypt has agreed to allow direct flights between Yemen's Sanaa and Cairo as part of the UN-brokered truce between Yemen's internationally recognised government and the Houthi-led National Salvation Government (NSG) based...

Egyptian courts sentenced 356 people to death in 2021, the highest number of death sentences worldwide, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Death Penalty 2021: Facts and...

Amnesty International said there were at least 1,000 people on death row in Algeria by the end of 2021, noting that the state does not apply the death penalty...

Israeli and Moroccan officials signed on Monday 13 agreements in the fields of technology, agriculture, climate and others, Israel Hayom reported. The paper said the two countries signed "no fewer than...

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders has called on the Egyptian government to stop targeting members of rights group Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). As part of its widening crackdown...

Officials in Cairo confirmed yesterday that a number of international car manufacturers are planning to halt production and exports to the Egyptian market due to the failure of local...

Social media activists slammed prominent Egyptian writer and novelist Alaa Al-Aswany yesterday following reports about his interview with an Israeli media agency. Al-Aswany took to Twitter to deny the...

Tunisian General Labour Union UGTT (the largest and most prominent trade union organisation) announced, on Monday, its refusal to participate in a national dialogue called by President Kais Saied....

Dozens of law professors in Tunisia refused, on Monday, to appoint the deans of law faculties to the consultative commission charged with drafting a new constitution for the country....

The Biden administration in Washington has been mediating quietly between Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt about negotiations that, if successful, could pave the way for the normalisation of relations...

Libya's naval forces have rescued 101 irregular migrants off the coast of Qarabouli, east of the capital Tripoli, Anadolu news agency has reported. According to the patrol commander of...

Algeria's President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, yesterday sacked the country's central bank chief Rostom Fadli. The presidency said on Facebook that Tebboune had terminated Fadli's duties, adding that he had appointed...

An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent businessman Mohamed Al-Amin to three years in prison on a charge of "human trafficking", the official news agency has reported. The Cairo Criminal...

The US State Department yesterday issued an advisory warning US companies operating in Sudan that they may face "reputational risks" if conducting business with state-owned or military-controlled firms in...

Over 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, according to new data released by the UNHCR, making it the highest number on record. The...

Cairo's Court of Misdemeanours sentenced Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi, co-founder of the Civil Democratic Movement, to four years in prison, for disseminating false news, his lawyer, Khaled Ali said. The prosecution...

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is planning a trip to Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, and Egypt, where he will discuss regional and international issues and ink agreements in...