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UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast
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UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe,…
Tunisian premier criticises ousted health minister on coronavirus
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Tunisian premier criticises ousted health minister on coronavirus

TUNIS, July 20 (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday accused the dismissed health minister of making “criminal”…
Amnesty condemns ‘complicity’ of European states in Libya migrant ‘horror’
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Amnesty condemns ‘complicity’ of European states in Libya migrant ‘horror’

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned “the ongoing complicity of European states” for cooperating with authorities responsible for “horrific violations” committed…
Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Tunisia to fight COVID-19
Egypt

Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Tunisia to fight COVID-19

Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced on Saturday the dispatch of 31.566 tons of medical aid to…
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail
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Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 9 (Reuters) – A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan…
Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic
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Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic

TUNIS, July 9 (Reuters) – Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday as the north African…
Algeria’s election — a nation between hope and repression
Middle East

Algeria’s election — a nation between hope and repression

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called the election following the dissolution of the National People’s Assembly (APN) in an attempt to take the wind…
Sudanese demand justice for those slain in 2019 crackdown
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Sudanese demand justice for those slain in 2019 crackdown

CAIRO (AP) — Protesters took to the streets in Sudan’s capital and elsewhere across the country amid tight security on…
Morocco urges Spain to open investigation into Polisario chief
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Morocco urges Spain to open investigation into Polisario chief

Morocco on Saturday urged Spain to open an investigation into the circumstances of a Western Sahara independence leader’s arrival in…
At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia -Tunisian Red Crescent
Middle East

At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia -Tunisian Red Crescent

At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to…
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