Poll: Moroccans strongly oppose Israel normalisation
A new poll has revealed that despite their government's normalisation deal with Israel, the vast majority of Moroccans oppose any relations with Tel Aviv.
Arab...
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son to run for Libyan presidency
The son of the late Libyan ruler, Muammar al-Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate in the country’s elections next month.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 49,...
Najla Bouden Romdhane becomes first female Prime Minister in Arab world
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Tunisia, President Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known professor of geophysics, as Prime Minister -...
Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed an Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law which means that anyone convicted of homosexual acts will face life imprisonment and some will face...
Algerian judoka withdraws from Olympics to avoid clash with Israeli
The International Judo Federation has suspended the Algerian champion Fathi Noreen and his coach after he withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after he was...
African Union suspends decision on Israel’s observer status
The African Union (AU) has unanimously agreed to suspend the decision to grant observer status to Israel, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reports.
The...
18 million in Africa’s Sahel region on ‘brink of starvation’
The United Nations is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region are facing severe hunger over the next three months.
Food insecurity in...
Algerian judoka banned for 10 years for refusing match with Israeli
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has banned the Algerian judoka Fathi Noreen and his coach for 10 years after they withdrew from a match...
Tunisian authorities raid main Islamic party, arrest leader
Tunisian police have arrested the country's main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and raided the headquarters of his Ennahda party, which is often described as...
Uganda to introduce long jail terms for homosexual activities
The Ugandan Parliament has passed legislation introducing stricter penalties such as long jail terms for people engaged in same-sex activities.
Penalties under the new legislation include...
