Opinion
Why the Maghreb matters to the world’s oceans
North-West African states have a growing role to play in ocean governance—and global frameworks should reflect it. As diplomats
culture
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Egypt
Egypt FM reassures Greece over St Catherine’s Monastery ruling
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss a recent
Egypt
Egypt pledges to preserve St. Catherine’s sacred status
Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the religious and historical status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, following public concern
Mauritania
Mauritania discusses media reforms with RSF
RSF’s Director General Thibaut Bruttin met with Mauritania’s Minister of Culture & Communication, El Housseine Ould Medou this
Morocco
Moroccans abroad returning home in search of new opportunities
After decades of brain drain, Morocco is now witnessing a reverse trend: a growing number of Moroccans who once left
Algeria
Algerian scholar detained over controversial remarks about Amazigh identity
Algerian authorities have arrested academic Mohamed LamineBelghit following controversial remarks he made about the Amazigh people during an interview on
Tunisia
Tunisia’s religious council reluctant to cancel Eid Al-Adha
An ongoing drought and falling livestock numbers has prompted the Tunisian National Chamber of Butchers to ask the Diwan al-Iftaa
Algeria
New documentary uncovers France's "willful amnesia" about its colonial legacy in Algeria
A new documentary called “Magma” delves into France's uncomfortable reckoning with its colonial past in Algeria. Co-produced by
Algeria
Algeria to import one million sheep to curb Eid al-Adha price surge
Algeria will import one million sheep ahead of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha in June, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Sunday,
Egypt
Egypt sets official opening date for Grand Egyptian Museum, a billion-dollar landmark
Culture vultures with an interest in Ancient Egypt have much to rejoice. Egypt officially announced the long-awaited opening of the
Algeria
Algeria derided for misrepresenting Moroccan heritage site
Algeria has sparked controversy after its Defense Ministry featured Morocco’s Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou in a promotional video,
Mauritania
Mauritania’s ancient city of Chinguetti battles desertification
Chinguetti, an ancient city in Mauritania, is slowly being buried by encroaching desert sands, according to a special report by
Libya
UN envoy Tetteh pledges Libyan-led Solution to country’s crisis
Hanna Tetteh, the new UN Special Representative for Libya, arrived in Tripoli Thursday to assume leadership of the United Nations