Algeria
Algeria tipped as Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is considering Algeria as the first destination of his papacy, National Catholic Register reports, citing Vatican sources.
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Morocco
Moroccan documentary (Y)our Mother wins top prize at Amman Film Festival
The Moroccan film (Y)our Mother has won Best Arab Feature Documentary at the 6th Amman International Film Festival, Awal
Algeria
Algeria’s Sebeiba Festival Preserves Tuareg Heritage
A centuries-old dance tradition continues to unite the Tuareg people in Djanet, Algeria, where the annual Sebeiba festival drew over
Egypt
Egypt’s Abu Mena Monastery no longer ‘in danger’
UNESCO has removed Egypt’s Abu Mena monastery from its List of World Heritage in Danger, Egyptian Streets reports. The
Opinion
Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
Algeria
Algeria jails historian who questioned Amazigh culture
An Algerian court has sentenced historian Mohamed Amine Belghit to five years in prison for offending national symbols, his lawyer
Morocco
Morocco urges unified global vision on social development at Arab meeting
Morocco’s UN envoy Omar Hilale has called for countries to adopt a unified vision to address growing global social
Tunisia
Tunisia struggles to save ancient Sloughi desert hound
Once prized hunting companions of desert nomads, Tunisia’s ancient Sloughi hounds are now under threat from urbanisation, habitat loss,
Morocco
Moroccan novelist wins Henri de Régnier Prize
“Souviens-toi des abeilles” wins French Academy prize Moroccan writer Zineb Mekouar has won the French Academy’s Henri de Régnier
Morocco
Will Smith “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It” in Morocco with ‘electrifying’ Mawazine debut
Will Smith is on his first-ever headlining tour across Europe, Morocco, and the U.K. this summer. The tour, which
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