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Egypt Summons Several Western Ambassadors over “Intervention” in its internal affairs

The Egyptian foreign ministry announced Sunday it summoned the envoys of several Western countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Canada and Britain to protest against ‘meddling in Egypt’s internal affairs’ concerning the case of human rights defender Ibrahim Metwally, currently detained in prison. Cairo in a statement said it strongly disagreed with these countries, which […]

Morocco posts record blueberry exports in 2023/2024 season

Morocco posted a new blueberries export record in the 2023/2024 season at 67,300 tons, up 25% from last season, despite drought. Spain stood as the largest destination for Moroccan blueberries with 30% of all exports, followed by the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and France, East Fruit reported. Morocco’s blueberries were also exported to the Gulf, […]

Tunisia: Former Presidential candidate Karoui starts hunger strike in prison

Head of Heart of Tunisia party and Former Presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, started Saturday a hunger strike in prison to protest against his continued detention since December 2020 on money laundering and tax evasion charges. Nazih Souii, lawyer of the media mogul and Nessma TV owner, told state-run news agency TAP that his client is […]