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
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Tunisia
Tunisia jails 3 civil servants over forged documents
A terrorism court in Tunisia has sentenced three people, including two former employees of the Tunisian consulate in Syria. Local
Morocco
MOROCCAN POLITICIAN DENIES ROLE IN SAHARA DRUG NETWORK
Former Wydad Casablanca football club president and politician Said Naciri denied involvement in a major drug trafficking network during a
Algeria
French probe links Algerian diplomats to abduction of Algerian dissident near Paris
French anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the abduction of Algerian opposition figure Amir Boukhors—known online as “Amir DZ”—allegedly orchestrated
Mauritania
Mauritania’s ex-President Aziz gets 15 years in prison after appeal
A Mauritanian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 15 years in prison for corruption, upholding
Libya
Libya accepts ICC jurisdiction in war crimes probe
Libya’s UN-recognized government has accepted the International Criminal Court’s authority to investigate war crimes and repression dating back
Algeria
France court denies Algeria’s request to extradite opposition member
A Paris court of appeals has rejected Algeria's request to extradite opposition figure Aksel Bellabaci from Paris on
Egypt
Egypt sentences leading dissident to six months in prison
Egypt has given opposition figure and former presidential hopeful Hisham Kassem a new six-month prison sentence for defaming a former
Egypt
UN Rights Office Alarmed by Egypt’s New Criminal Procedure Draft Law
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) on Monday raised concerns over Egypt’s draft Code of Criminal Procedure, warning
Morocco
Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to 15 years for terror-related offences
A Moroccan court has sentenced YouTuber Hicham Jerando to 15 years in prison in absentia for inciting terrorism and threatening
Morocco
Moroccan court reduces jail term for ex-minister Mohamed Ziane
A Moroccan court has reduced the prison sentence of 82-year-old opposition figure and former human rights minister Mohamed Ziane from
Tunisia
Tunisia lawyers condemn 'harassment' of jailed commentator
Tunisian lawyers have condemned what they called "judicial harassment" of political commentator Mourad Zeghidi, held since last year,
Algeria
Algeria issues arrest warrants for French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud
Algeria has issued two arrest warrants for French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, France’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, amid rising