Egypt
How Egypt went from an LNG exporter to importer
For years, Egypt reaped major benefits from natural gas discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean, becoming a key regional energy hub
Law
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Algeria
Algeria seeks longer jail term for writer Sansal
Algeria’s prosecutor general has appealed for a 10-year prison sentence for Boualem Sansal, doubling his initial five-year term handed
Tunisia
Tunisia jails opposition leader Sahbi Atig for 15 Years
A Tunisian court sentenced Sahbi Atig, a senior figure in the opposition Ennahda party, to 15 years in prison for
Tunisia
Tunisia sentences exiled ex-president to 22 years
A Tunis court has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to 22 years in prison in absentia for terrorism-related charges, according
Libya
Libya protests Greece’s Crete hydrocarbon tender
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Unity has condemned Greece’s recent international tender for oil and gas exploration south
Algeria
Algeria moves closer to passing controversial mobilization law
Algeria’s lower house of parliament, the National People’s Assembly, has approved a contentious mobilization bill aimed at preparing
Algeria
TotalEnergies secures new exploration license in Algeria
TotalEnergies, in partnership with QatarEnergy, has been awarded the Ahara exploration license in Algeria. TotalEnergies will serve as the operator
Algeria
French Algerian woman ordered to leave France in 48 hours
A 58-year-old French Algerian woman, living in France since 1993, was detained at a Paris airport and given 48 hours
Tunisia
Tunisia adds two years to opposition leader’s sentence
Tunisia has sentenced opposition figure Abir Moussi to two additional years in prison for criticising the electoral commission, Reuters reports
Sudan
Sudan’s army accuses Haftar-aligned Libyan forces of cross-border attack
Sudan’s military has accused forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar of launching an attack on Sudanese territory
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
Morocco
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI issues Eid pardon to 1,526 people
On Eid Al-Adha, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI issued a pardon to 1,526 people sentenced by various Moroccan courts.
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