TUNIS: Around 300 protesters rallied in Tunis Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers, and to demand the release of about 20 detained opposition figures. “Down with the coup, freedom for all the … read more
ALGIERS: Algerian firefighters were on Tuesday battling blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands. Witnesses described fleeing walls of flames that raged “like a … read more
WAD MADANI, Sudan: Airstrikes and artillery barrages from Sudan’s warring generals killed at least 16 people in a Khartoum neighborhood on Tuesday, a neighborhood group reported. After more than 100 days of war, the latest bombardments added to a toll … read more
CAIRO: Egyptian police have arrested and charged five people for animal cruelty, the Interior Ministry said. In the first incidence, two people were held in Alexandria, northern Egypt, after a photo appeared on Facebook showing one of them holding a … read more
AL-MUKALLA: Authorities in the Yemeni city of Taiz and surrounding areas have stepped up security measures, including a ban on carrying weapons and the installation of security cameras, in an attempt to resolve long-standing security issues and protect international humanitarian … read more