The trial of about 40 Tunisian opposition figures resumed on Tuesday under tight security, with six detained defendants on hunger strike after being barred from appearing in court. The defendants – including politicians, lawyers and journalists critical of President Kais Saied – face charges of plotting against state security and belonging to a terrorist group. Rights groups have warned of shrinking freedoms since Saied’s 2021 power grab, which followed his 2019 election.
Egypt and Russia have concluded their joint naval exercise, Bridge of Friendship, held over several days in the Mediterranean, according
Said Naciri, former chairman of Wydad Casablanca and a senior member of Morocco’s ruling coalition, denied in court Friday
Algeria is making headway in diversifying its economy beyond hydrocarbons, tripling non-oil exports to $5.1 billion in 2023, according
In a phone call on Saturday, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the current situation in
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