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
According to an Egyptian security source quoted by Egypt's Al Qahera News TV, senior officials of the rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas met this weekend in Cairo to discuss forming a committee to manage Gaza's post-war governance. The talks are part of Egypt's broader mediation efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hamas and to expand humanitarian access to the enclave.
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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