Sahel
Trump courts Sahel juntas with military aid in exchange for mineral rights
Under Donald Trump, America is offering military backing to West African juntas in return for access to gold, lithium and
Egypt
Egypt to reinforce military forces along Gaza border
Egypt is preparing to reinforce its military presence along the Gaza border with tens of thousands of troops, tanks and
Libya
Turkey’s spy chief meets Haftar in rare Libya visit
Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın met eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi Monday according to Turkey's
Morocco
Marrakech tourism surges in first half of 2025
Marrakech remains Morocco’s most visited tourist destination, with the city’s occupancy rates hitting 71% in the first half
Egypt
UN rights chief: Egypt must end lengthy arbitrary detention of govt critics
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called on Egypt to end a practice the prolonged arbitrary detention
Niger
Niger’s forces kill Boko Haram’s “Bakura” aided by Moroccan intelligence
Niger’s military forces have killed Boko Haram’s Ibrahim Mahamadou, known as “Bakura,” during what officials described as a
Morocco
UK fintech giant Revolut eyes Moroccan market
Revolut, the London-based fintech valued at around €41 billion and serving nearly 60 million customers worldwide, is preparing to expand
Egypt
Luxury perfume’s hidden cost: Egypt’s jasmine pickers struggle to survive
For nearly a decade, Wael al-Sayed has harvested jasmine blossoms by night in Shubra Balula, a sleepy town north of
Libya
EU-backed Libyan coastguard accused of firing on rescue ship
The NGO SOS Mediterranee accused Libya’s coastguard of firing on its vessel, the Ocean Viking, while it carried 87
Morocco
Morocco secures $200m AIIB loan for climate resilience
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will lend Morocco $200m to bolster climate resilience, the Chinese embassy in Rabat announced, according
Tunisia
Tunisia shuts information agency, sparking outcry
Tunisian rights groups condemned the government’s closure of the National Authority for Access to Information, an independent body created
Opinion
Egypt trades sovereignty for solvency
The Arab world’s former leader now takes orders from its bankers. For decades, Egypt was the lodestar of the
Egypt
Egypt reveals 2,000-year-old ruins beneath Alexandria Bay
Egypt has unveiled underwater ruins dating back more than two millennia off Alexandria’s coast, reports AFP. The finds, in