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
A Tunisian court on Wednesday remanded in custody presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel pending an investigation into suspicions of forging ballot signatures, his lawyers said, that’s according to reporting by AFP. Zammel, 43, is one of only two candidates approved by the Tunisian electoral authority, ISIE, to challenge incumbent President Kais Saied in the October 6 poll. Zammel was arrested Monday and is set to appear in court on Thursday, according to media reports.
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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
Mauritania
Mauritania denies Netanyahu meeting in Washington
Mauritania has denied reports of a meeting between President Mohamed Ould El Ghazouani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in
Tunisia
Tunisia aims to boost forest cover to 16%
Tunisia plans to increase its forest cover from 12% to 16% of national land area, the Ministry of Agriculture announced,