Egypt
Mother of jailed Egyptian activist ends hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has ended her 10-month hunger strike, her family told
Chinese textile giant Sunrise announced plans to invest MAD 4.1 billion ($ 422.2 million) in Morocco. The announcement came during a meeting on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit (FOCAC) between Lei Xu, president of Sunrise Group, and Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. The project is set to create 11,000 direct jobs within three years across several provinces and regions in Morocco.
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Egypt
Mother of jailed Egyptian activist ends hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has ended her 10-month hunger strike, her family told
Morocco
Morocco’s FM attends European Union Ministerial Meeting
Morocco’s FM Nasser Bourita, held talks with the European Commissioner for Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, in Brussels Monday, to discuss
Tunisia
UN experts warn Tunisia is silencing lawyers
UN-appointed experts have accused Tunisia of targeting lawyers to stifle dissent, AFP reports. In a joint statement, special rapporteurs Margaret
Libya
Libya protests Greek maritime claims to UN
Libya has filed a complaint with the United Nations over Greece’s delineation of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) south