Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Human rights
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Tunisia
Tunisian inmate punished for refusing to watch President
An inmate in Gafsa prison was sentenced to six additional months for refusing to watch televised coverage of President Kais
Algeria
Family of French sports reporter jailed in Algeria appeals to Zidane for support
The family of Christophe Gleizes, a freelance French sports journalist sentenced last week to seven years in an Algerian prison,
Libya
Libya intercepts over 100 migrants off the coast
Libyan authorities intercepted 113 migrants and recovered three bodies in operations off the country’s coast over three days, according
Libya
UN urges Egypt and Libya to address detention and mistreatment of Gaza activists
The United Nations’ human rights office is calling on Egypt and Libya to release any remaining activists detained while trying
Egypt
UN praises Egypt's unclamped refugee approach
On World Refugee Day, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) representative to Egypt and the Arab League, Hanan Hamdan, praised Egypt&
Tunisia
Amnesty: Tunisian authorities obstructing mobilization of labour, environmental rights
A report published Tuesday by Amnesty International entitled Tunisia: “We were only asking for our rights and dignity” documents the
Libya
Libyans celebrate Eid amid fear of renewed violence
As Eid al-Adha begins, many in Tripoli remain uneasy after deadly clashes last month between rival militias, AFP reports. While
Sahel
Alliance of Sahel States to set up new regional criminal court
In a recent interministerial meeting of justice ministers, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced the establishment of a new
Libya
U.N. calls for probe into mass graves in Libya detention centers
The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation after mass graves were found at Tripoli detention
Algeria
Germany seeks to expand “Safe Country of Origin” list to include Maghreb countries
Germany’s federal government is moving to broaden its list of “Safe Countries of Origin” to include Algeria, Egypt, Morocco,
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
Egypt
UN panel finds Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained
An independent United Nations investigation has concluded that British-Egyptian writer and human rights advocate Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being arbitrarily