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 successfully stopped Algeria from falsely claiming the Moroccan "caftan el-ntaa" as Algerian heritage during a UNESCO meeting in Paraguay. Moroccan UNESCO ambassador Samir Addaher’s formal objection led the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage to remove the disputed image from Algeria’s submission. This marked the first objection accepted in UNESCO history. Morocco’s Ministry of Culture provided evidence proving the caftan’s Fassi origin, preserving its cultural integrity.
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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