The mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah reached the 100th day of her hunger strike protesting her son's continued imprisonment on Tuesday, according to her family. Laila Soueif, a 68-year-old mathematics professor, has called on the UK government to do more to secure the release of her son, a longtime dissident who has spent much of the last decade behind bars. "Unfortunately the government seems to be waiting for me to be hospitalized before they act decisively to secure my son's freedom," she said in a statement.
In August 2023, Morocco launched a $728 million “water highway” to address its growing water crisis. The project diverts surplus
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have withdrawn from Khartoum, commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said in an address to
Tunisia is working with Libya and Algeria to develop a joint plan to curb smuggling and black-market trade by developing
Algeria will import 9.2 million tonnes of wheat in the July 2025–June 2026 marketing year, the U.S.
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