North-Africa
Algeria Urged to Abandon Death Penalty Plans Following Wildfires
Amnesty International is calling on Algeria to halt plans to broaden the death penalty after deadly wildfires tore through parts of the…
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North-Africa
Media Watchdog Demands Egypt Release Sudanese Journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is urging Egyptian authorities to release Sudanese journalist Attaf Mohamed Mokhtar immediately, after security forces detained…
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Algeria Announces Plans to Close Airspace to UAE Aircraft
Algeria will bar all civilian and military aircraft registered in the United Arab Emirates from entering its airspace starting Friday, the North…
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Tunisia to Revise 1992 Drug Law to Combat Organised Crime
Tunisia is moving to overhaul its 1992 narcotics law as authorities seek broader powers to dismantle increasingly organised drug-trafficking networks. The proposed…
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Spain Moves Toward Granting Citizenship to Sahrawis
A bid to extend Spanish citizenship to people born in Western Sahara under colonial rule has cleared Spain’s lower house, setting the…
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Algeria Severs Diplomatic Ties With UAE Amid Regional Disputes
Algeria has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf country of pursuing actions it described as “provocative or…
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UN Welcomes Libyan Agreement Advancing Efforts Toward National Elections
After more than a decade without national elections, Libya’s rival political factions have agreed on the rules for voting and the make-up…
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Spain’s Intelligence Services Were Warned of a Migrant Surge in Ceuta
Declassified Spanish government records reveal that intelligence officials warned authorities one day before a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, after detecting social…
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Algeria’s Niger Deployment: What It Signals Beyond the Jets
Four Algerian aircraft landed in Niamey after mutinous soldiers seized a military base near the capital’s airport and moved toward the presidential…
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Three Years After Morocco Earthquake, Survivors Still Await Aid
Nearly three years after a catastrophic earthquake devastated Morocco’s Al Haouz region, killing more than 2,900 people and injuring over 5,500, the…
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Egyptian TV Presenter and 11 Others Sentenced to Death
Television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others after an Egyptian court convicted them of drug-related…
