A Moroccan university professor accused of giving students good grades in return for sexual favours has been condemned for two years in prison. It was the first such verdict in a “sex for good grades” scandal that has rocked the North African country since September, when Moroccan media picked up …
Read More »Egypt: two dead and several missing after fatal accident
Two people died and eight others are missing after a truck plunged into River Nile in Egypt. The accident happened outside the capital Cairo when the truck was on board an unlicensed ferry. 14 survivors have so far been rescued, as rescue operations have continued at the river. The truck …
Read More »Morocco: suspected IS militant and bomb maker on trial
A suspected Islamic State militant and bomb maker went on trial in a Moroccan court on terrorism charges after his arrest in cooperation with U.S. intelligence, Reuters reports. The 24-year-old Moroccan was active in the city of Sala Al Jadida near the capital, Rabat, and was in the advanced stages …
Read More »Libya parliament suspends session without crisis breakthrough
Libya’s parliament on Tuesday suspended its session until next week without a vote on any of the proposals raised on Monday for handling the fallout of last week’s delayed election, Reuters agency reports. The session in Tobruk on Monday and Tuesday represented a first effort by Libya’s fractured political class …
Read More »Tunisia: Amnesty International denounces the requirement of vaccine pass
Amnesty International reacted against the decision of the Tunisian government which requires presentation of vaccination passport before accessing administrations, public and private establishments, schools and universities as well as spaces reserved for leisure, cultural and sports activities and places of worship. In order to speed up the vaccination campaign in …
Read More »Egypt: Abdel Fattah sentenced to five years in jail
Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, after being tried on charges of spreading fake news, Reuters agency reports. Two other persons including blogger Mohamed Ibrahim and lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, who faced the same charges, were sentenced to four years. Abdel Fattah’s …
Read More »Egypt: bill to dismiss drug addicted officials comes into force
Govenment in Egypt has set a law on drugs in the workplace, which means that civil servants can be dismissed if proven to be drug users. On May 23, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved a bill dismissing drug addicts state servants from their job. The parliament said at the …
Read More »Tunisia: President Saied announces elections will be held in a year
Tunisian President Kais Saied, in a speech on national television, announced that parliament would remain suspended until new elections are held in a year, the BBC reports. Mr Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next year. Ever since he froze parliament and dismissed the then …
Read More »Morocco: four lecturers charged in sex-for-grades scandal
A court in Morocco has charged four university lecturers with incitement to debauchery, gender discrimination and violence against women after they were accused of offering students better grades in return for sex. A fifth lecturer is to appear in court on Wednesday on charges of indecent assault and battery. The …
Read More »Egypt: building collapse kills three children
At least three children, including two brothers and their sister, died in a building collapse in Egypt, local media have reported. Three other siblings were also hurt. Six more injured people were rescued from the rubble of the collapsed two-storey apartment building in the province of Beni Suef. Read also: …
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