The son of late Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, appeared for nearly the first time in a decade on Sunday to register as a presidential candidate for a December vote planned to help end the years of chaos since his father was toppled. Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, 49, appeared …
Read More »Egypt: 3 people killed and hundreds injured by scorpions
Three people were killed in Egypt and 450 others injured by scorpion stings in the southern city of Aswan. It was caused by hail and thunderstorms in the area near the Nile which were particularly violent. Scorpions are regularly washed into the streets by heavy rains. Additional doses of the …
Read More »Egypt: the government to move to a new capital
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has directed the government to begin its transfer to a new capital city next month. A spokesman for Mr Sisi said the move would be part of a six-month trial period. The so-called New Administrative Capital is being built some 45km east of Cairo. Read …
Read More »Algeria presidency blames Morocco for attack
Algeria’s presidency has announced the deaths of three Algerians in an attack that it has blamed on Morocco, a local television station reports. Ennahar television says the statement from the presidency describes the incident as a “barbaric Moroccan bombardment”, which it says occurred on Monday on the border between Western …
Read More »Algeria ends gas contract with Morocco
Algeria has stopped gas exports through a pipeline that crosses neighbouring Morocco because of a dispute between the two countries, the presidency has said. “Due to Morocco’s hostile acts towards Algeria undermining national, unity the president has ordered the oil company Sonatrach to cut off trade relations with the Moroccan …
Read More »Morocco: state of emergency extended by one month
Authorities in Morocco have extended the state of emergency by one month, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This emerges from a statement made by government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas at a press conference held on the sidelines of a meeting of the Government …
Read More »Tunisia shuts down TV station critical of president
The Tunisian media regulator has shut down Nesma TV and religious station Quran radio for failing to provide a full broadcasting licence. The two stations are known to be critical of President Kais Saied after his decision to suspend parliament in July. Nesma TV is owned by former presidential candidate …
Read More »Egypt: Abdul Fattah al-Sisi lifts state of emergency after four years
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that the state of emergency which has been in force since April 2017 in the country is now lifted. In a Facebook post, President Sisi announced that he would not be extending the state of emergency because Egypt had become “an oasis of …
Read More »Egypt: cases against activist Mozn Hassan closed
The Egyptian activist Mozn Hassan who had been accused of receiving foreign funding to harm national security says the authorities have closed the case against her, after more than five years of an asset freeze and travel ban. A judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to press charges against …
Read More »Libya: energy minister sacks state oil firm chairman
Libyan oil minister Mohamed Aoun sacked Mustafa Sanallah, chairman of the national oil company NOC, and appointed a new acting director. The board of directors of the company will meet to elect a new chairman, a decree from the ministry said. Recall that in September, Mr Aoun had suspended Mr …
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