Tunisia
Tunisia Finance Ministry strike averted by deal
A planned strike by Tunisia’s Finance Ministry workers on June 30 was called off after a last-minute agreement with
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Egypt
Greece, Egypt to sign ‘strategic partnership’ to boost Mediterranean stability
Greece and Egypt agreed to a "strategic partnership" Wednesday, strengthening political coordination amid Gaza’s war. The deal,
Tunisia
Tunisia jails former prime minister for 34 years on terror charges
A Tunisian court sentenced former prime minister Ali Laarayedh to 34 years in prison on terrorism charges Friday for allegedly
Egypt
Lawyer: Imprisoned Egypt presidential hopeful questioned in new cases
Over the weekend Egyptian authorities summoned former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi from his prison cell for questioning in two new
Tunisia
Tunisians Rally Against Saied, Demand Release of Jailed Lawyer
Over 2,000 Tunisians protested in central Tunis on Friday, denouncing President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule and calling for
Egypt
Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold
Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Morocco
Moroccan politician on trial denies seizing drug lord’s villa
Said Naciri, former chairman of Wydad Casablanca and a senior member of Morocco’s ruling coalition, denied in court Friday
Tunisia
Tunisia opposition figures sentenced in mass trial
A Tunisian court sentenced 40 individuals on Saturday, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, of up
Libya
Sarkozy’s Libya trial wraps up, verdict anticipated in September
The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accused of receiving illicit campaign financing from Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi during
Algeria
Algerian prosecutor appeals jail term for writer Sansal
Algeria’s prosecutor has appealed the five-year prison sentence handed to Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian writer convicted of undermining Algeria’
Tunisia
Jailed Tunisian activist begins hunger strike in protest
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a Tunisian opposition figure arrested in February 2023 on state conspiracy charges, has begun a hunger strike,
Algeria
Macron urges Algeria to pardon jailed writer
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to show “mercy and humanity” toward Boualem Sansal, AFP reports. The