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Tunisia’s New President meets speakers of two chambers of Moroccan parliament

President Kais Saied met on Wednesday evening at Carthage Palace with the speakers of the House of Representatives and House of Councilors of Morocco, Habib El Malki and Hakim Benchemach, who represented King Mohammed VI, at the inauguration ceremony of the new Tunisian head of state, said the Presidency in a statement. President Saied expressed […]

Forty Human Rights Defenders Missing in Egypt – HRW

In Egypt, at least 40 rights workers, activists and lawyers have been rounded up by authorities since late October and are being held in “undisclosed location”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. “Many of those arrested were people who provided humanitarian and legal support to families of political detainees,” the international rights group said in a […]

Chad: Tensions rise as gunfire erupts near presidential compound

Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in N’Djamena Wednesday evening, raising concerns about stability in the Central African nation. Military vehicles and heavily armed soldiers were deployed throughout the capital’s streets as shots rang out for several minutes near the presidential compound. According to the government, the clashes left 18 attackers and one security personnel […]