Tag: North Africa
Egypt releases activists amid US concerns over detentions
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities released two activists and a journalist Sunday after months in pre-trial detention, officials and lawyers said, amid concern by President...
Over 100 men jump fences into Spanish city in North Africa
MADRID — Authorities in Melilla said on Monday that 119 African men have entered the autonomous city from a group of over 200 who...
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang...
Egypt court upholds life sentence for 10 Islamists
Cairo — Egypt's highest appeals court upheld on Sunday the sentencing of ten leaders of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including the group's head, to...
Pope tells South Sudan leaders to make sacrifices for peace
ROME — Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan on Friday by urging its...
Spanish police arrest 2 for migrant tragedy in Atlantic
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish police said Wednesday that they had arrested two people for their alleged responsibility in the deaths of more than 20...
Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
UNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a...
Sinkings leave dozens of migrants dead off Tunisian coast
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian fishermen and naval authorities have retrieved scores of bodies of drowned migrants and rescued more than 160 others in recent...
Suez Canal says deal reached to free seized vessel
CAIRO — The Suez Canal Authority on Sunday said it has reached an agreement to settle a financial dispute with the owners of a...
At least 43 migrants drown off Tunisia; 84 rescued
TUNIS, Tunisia — At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized...