Tunisia
Tunisia’s top union on collision course with President
Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union (UGTT) has called a nationwide protest for 21 August, accusing President Kais Saied’s
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is “in the process” of tightening travel conditions to France for “a number of Algerian dignitaries” government spokesperson Sophie Primas said on Wednesday. It comes after Algeria refused to take back 120 nationals who are under an obligation to leave French territory. According to Le Figaro, 53 Algerians who had been deported were sent back to France between March and 22 July, prompting Retailleau to renew calls for a tougher stance toward Algiers.
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Tunisia
Tunisia’s top union on collision course with President
Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union (UGTT) has called a nationwide protest for 21 August, accusing President Kais Saied’s
Egypt
Egypt charges prominent rights lawyer over social media posts
Egyptian authorities have charged human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry with spreading false news in social media posts about Gaza and
Morocco
Morocco consumer prices edge down 0.1% in July
Morrocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP) posted official figures for July that show a 0.1% decline in the
Libya
Amnesty International calls for Libya to quash convictions of Christians
Amnesty International has condemned as ‘deeply flawed and unjust’ the continued imprisonment in Libya of 11 Christians, who were earlier