Egypt
Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger
Egypt
Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger
Morocco
Feasibility studies move forward on the Morocco–Nigeria Atlantic gas pipeline project.
Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, has announced that preliminary engineering and feasibility studies for
Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Algeria
Algeria, Turkey discuss deeper ties on economic and regional issues
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Monday, during a visit to Algiers. According to
Egypt
Hamas delegation heading to Egypt to discuss 'new ideas' for Gaza truce
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian militant group had departed for Cairo
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Egypt
Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger
Morocco
Feasibility studies move forward on the Morocco–Nigeria Atlantic gas pipeline project.
Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, has announced that preliminary engineering and feasibility studies for
Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Algeria
Algeria, Turkey discuss deeper ties on economic and regional issues
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Monday, during a visit to Algiers. According to
Opinion
Opinion
Libya’s Fiscal Fiction
Fixing Libya’s economy will require undoing the racket, not cosmetic consensus Libya’s economy is in free fall, and
Opinion
Fifteen years on from the Arab Spring
Whatever happened to the Arab Spring? It began in Tunisia in 2010 and seems to be ending there fifteen years
Opinion
Is Algeria becoming more antagonistic across the Maghreb?
Many observers and analysts believe that Morocco and Algeria are closer to actual war that at any time over the
Opinion
U.S. support for Morocco further strengthened after FM Bourita’s visit this week
It was a week of diplomatic contrasts for the Maghreb. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed Morocco’s
Environment
Morocco
Volunteers tackle Sahara pollution in Morocco
At the edge of Morocco’s Sahara, volunteers gathered in M’Hamid El Ghizlane to remove hundreds of kilos of
Egypt
Conservationists sound alarm over Egypt’s Red Sea development plans
Egypt’s efforts to boost its economy through Red Sea tourism development are facing backlash from conservationists, who warn the
Morocco
Morocco’s “water highway” a short-term success but experts warn of future risks
In August 2023, Morocco launched a $728 million “water highway” to address its growing water crisis. The project diverts surplus
Opinion
Prolonged drought, flash flooding – the climate change contradictions impacting the Maghreb and Mediterranean
Short, heavy rainfall is typical across the Mediterranean, and to some degree the Maghreb too, but like many of the
Economics
Algeria
Algeria, Turkey discuss deeper ties on economic and regional issues
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Monday, during a visit to Algiers. According to
Libya
Turkey eyes oil and gas exploration in Libya to boost regional gas hub ambitions
Turkey has expressed strong interest in exploring and developing Libya’s oil and gas resources, following a showcase of 22
Opinion
Libya’s Fiscal Fiction
Fixing Libya’s economy will require undoing the racket, not cosmetic consensus Libya’s economy is in free fall, and
Morocco
Morocco deepens economic ties, defense cooperation with South Korea
During a recent official visit to Seoul, Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour met with key South
energy
Morocco
Feasibility studies move forward on the Morocco–Nigeria Atlantic gas pipeline project.
Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, has announced that preliminary engineering and feasibility studies for
Libya
Turkey eyes oil and gas exploration in Libya to boost regional gas hub ambitions
Turkey has expressed strong interest in exploring and developing Libya’s oil and gas resources, following a showcase of 22
Morocco
Morocco deepens economic ties, defense cooperation with South Korea
During a recent official visit to Seoul, Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour met with key South
Mauritania
BP begins LNG exports from Senegal-Mauritania gas project
BP has loaded its first LNG export cargo from Phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania
Politics
Algeria
Algeria, Turkey discuss deeper ties on economic and regional issues
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Monday, during a visit to Algiers. According to
Tunisia
Lawyers condemn last week’s opposition trial in Tunisia as political repression
Tunisian lawyers and families are challenging the legitimacy of a mass trial that handed nearly 900 years of combined prison
Africa
Trump’s proposed cuts threaten U.S. diplomatic presence in Africa
The Trump administration plans to halve the State Department’s budget and cut foreign aid by nearly 75%, potentially shuttering
Morocco
Moroccan politician on trial denies seizing drug lord’s villa
Said Naciri, former chairman of Wydad Casablanca and a senior member of Morocco’s ruling coalition, denied in court Friday