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Libya: MP & vocal critic of Haftar abducted in Benghazi

A member of Libya’s House of Representative, HoR, and her daughter have been kidnapped in the eastern city of Benghazi and taken to an unknown location by forces loyal to rebel commander Khalifa Haftar.   Siham Sirgiwa’s kidnapping is viewed as an apparent punishment for her criticism of the eastern military commander’s current offensive on […]

Algeria’s economic isolation deepens as EU Blacklisting triggers financial fallout

Algeria is entering a phase of deepening financial isolation following its inclusion on the European Union’s updated list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorism financing. While the blacklisting was formalized on June 10, 2025, its consequences are now materializing across Algeria’s already fragile financial system, exposing long-standing structural weaknesses. The EU’s decision, aligned […]

Tunisia’s Saied intensifies crackdown on political opponents ahead of his re-election

Tunisia’s Kais Saied, who made the unsurprising announcement of his re-election bid, has been using the judiciary to ban political opponents from partaking in October 6 elections, amid worsening economic prospects and social stability. Saied made his re-election bid public the same day a court in Tunis handed an eight-month in prison sentence to leader […]