Africa

It was a difficult labour for the International Criminal Court (ICC), which came to life in July 1998. Following the First and Second World Wars, projects to establish a...

Islamic giving plays an increasing role in helping the forcibly displaced people, a UN refugee agency official said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. At the start of the...

Following a diplomatic thaw between regional arch-foes, Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom's top diplomat on Wednesday phoned his Iranian counterpart to convey his well wishes upon the arrival...

Seven bodies of irregular migrants were recovered from Tunisia's southern and eastern coasts over a 24-hour period, the Tunisian National Guard said yesterday in a statement issued by its...

Human rights activists, academics and community figures in Morocco yesterday called to stop the normalisation of Rabat with Israel and demanded to sever relations with it. This comes at a time...

Washington yesterday urged the Tunisian government  to quickly implement an economic reform plan that has received support from the International Monetary Fund. This came during a meeting in the...

The family of jailed Tunisian parliamentarian and Ennhada Movement leader, Said Ferjani, has filed a legal appeal, calling on the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Tunisian officials, including...

Increasing trade between Turkiye and Africa to $4.5 billion is the objective set by the new initiative, Global Forum for Intersectoral Cooperation, African News reports. According to the report,...

Preparations for the first review of Egypt's economic reform programme with the International Monetary Fund have begun and dates for the review mission will be announced when agreed with...

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking people in the UK face various threats, including deportation to Rwanda, if they complain about the condition of housing, according to a report by a refugee advocate...

The global and regional echoes of Chinese mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran will reverberate for quite some time. China announced its first diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East...

An advertisement by a company in Egypt that it is selling knafeh dessert with payment made in three monthly instalments has sparked a social media controversy. The advert said...

A newly-elected senior official of the Muslim Brotherhood leader has said that he plans to "revive the movement, relaunch and strengthen it, take care of its members who are...

Egypt warmly welcomed Turkiye's Foreign Minister for the first time in a decade that saw relations between the two countries soured over, mainly, what Ankara saw as a "coup"...

Washington: US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, warned on Wednesday that Tunisia urgently needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, after the European Union expressed concern...

After a chill that has overshadowed relations between the two countries since the fall of 2021, Paris and Algeria began to improve these relations on the occasion of the...

Israeli security officials are reportedly concerned that controversial statements made by Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, could damage ties with Egypt and Jordan. On Sunday, Smotrich, leader of the Religious...

Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, said relations with neighbouring Morocco have reached a "point of no return", Anadolu news agency reported. "We regret that the relations between Algeria and Morocco...

A Sudanese ruling armed movement announced, on Wednesday, mobilisation to the streets in the coming days, refusing to sign the final political agreement that would lead to forming a...

The World Bank said, on Wednesday, it had approved a new $7 billion partnership agreement with Egypt for 2023-2027 with a focus on boosting private sector jobs, provision of...

The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact...

Israel's most hardline government came into power on 29 December 2022, with its members announcing their plans to ignore international laws and work towards annexation of Palestinian land, how should the EU react?

A request was made to UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to impose sanctions on high-level Tunisian officials for gross and persistent human rights violations. The request was made earlier...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has issued strict instructions to all ministries to "refrain" from using "exaggerated, stereotypical political terms" that glorify politicians in the media. This came after a...

More than 45,000 children could be locked up in Britain under the government's Illegal Migration Bill, according to the Refugee Council. tldr: the UK will lock up 200k people,...

England's Premier League and English Football League (EFL) match officials have been told by refereeing body Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) to pause play so Muslim players can...

The Refugee Council has said that the cost of detaining and accommodating people under the government's illegal immigration bill could be more than £9 billion ($10.6 billion) in the...

The Middle East may have an abundance of oil and gas, but it has very few natural water sources. This is fast becoming a source of tension. According to...

The Middle East has been in turmoil for decades, with conflicts often fuelled by historic rivalries, sectarianism and geopolitical interests. However, in recent months, there have been some significant...

Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said on Tuesday, 21 March, 2023, that her country is facing a huge problem related to the stability of Tunisia and the possibility of...

Tunisian President Kais Saied said that his country "refuses interference in its internal affairs because it is not under mandate or guardianship". This came during a speech on Monday,...

Sudan's Army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, said Tuesday the military will not take part in politics in the future, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are establishing an army...