Libya
Trump advisor Massad Boulos to visit Libya next week
US President Trump’s envoy to Africa, Massad Boulos, is scheduled to make his first official visit to Libya next
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Egypt
Libya and Egypt halt Gaza bound activists
Pro‑Palestinian demonstrators en route to Gaza were intercepted in Libya and Egypt on Friday, organisers told AFP. Forty participants
Egypt
Egypt detains over 200 activists ahead of international Gaza aid march
Several hundred people taking part in the Global March to Gaza have been detained by Egyptian authorities in Cairo. The
Algeria
Activists turn to EU to push for release of Sansal from Algeria
The campaign to free Boualem Sansal, a prominent French-Algerian novelist imprisoned in Algeria, has shifted from Paris to Brussels. The
Tunisia
Gaza-bound activist convoy crosses into Libya from Tunisia
A convoy of 14 buses and around 100 other vehicles, carrying hundreds of people, crossed the Tunisian border on Tuesday
gaza
Greta Thunberg among activists detained after Israeli seizure of Gaza-bound aid ship
Israeli forces seized a boat carrying humanitarian aid and international activists, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, as it sailed toward
Egypt
Activist aid ship nears Gaza after reaching Egypt waters
An aid ship with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has reached the Egyptian coast and
Egypt
UK “deeply concerned” over health of mother of jailed activist in Egypt
The British government has voiced serious concern over the health of Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa
Tunisia
Tunisia criticized over transfer of jailed opposition figures
Tunisian authorities have come under fire for transferring several jailed opposition leaders to remote prisons without notice, a move denounced
Tunisia
Tunisian activists organize overland convoy to Gaza
A coalition of Tunisian activists and labor unions has announced plans to launch an overland aid mission to Gaza on
Tunisia
Rival rallies in Tunis as supporters, opponents of Saied take to the streets
Opponents of Tunisian President Saied, as well as supporters, staged rival rallies in Tunis Thursday highlighting a deepening political divide.
Morocco
Moroccan court upholds one-year sentence for Islamist over anti-Saudi remarks
A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday upheld a one-year prison sentence against Islamist activist Mohamed Boustati for making offensive comments
Egypt
Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold