Tunisia: Transport union splits as UGTT urges workers to maintain services amid planned strike

Tunisia’s General Transport Federation under the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) on Sunday, 12 July 2026, called on workers in the non-regular public transport sector to continue operations and reject a planned nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, 13 July 2026. The federation’s position came as transport operators prepared for a general strike involving individual taxis, […]

Two dead, three injured in clashes in Libya’s Al-Khums

The Joint Health Chamber in Al-Khums Municipality has declared a state of emergency following clashes in the city on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Al-Khums Education Hospital reported receiving the bodies of two individuals who were killed, along with three others who were injured. Emergency responders from the Ambulance and Emergency Department, as well as […]

Europe should back Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline to reduce dependence on Russia

The outbreak of war in Ukraine has put Europe’s energy security under a new test as Germany halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project with Russia, leaving few long-term gas supply options, chief among which is the Moroccan-Nigerian pipeline project. The $11 bln Nord Stream 2 pipeline was intended to double gas […]