Tunisian designate PM Elyes Fakhfakh

Multiple suicide bombings kill 18 people in north-east Nigeria

A series of suicide bombing left 18 people dead in Bono state in north-east Nigeria, an area where Boko Haram operates, according to an official tally. The attacks were perpetrated by three women, hitting a wedding, a funeral service, and a hospital in the town of Gwoza in Borno state, a region long plagued by […]

Morocco’s healthcare firm Akdital accelerates Gulf expansion as revenue rises 49%

Moroccan private healthcare group Akdital said its first international expansion projects in the Gulf and North Africa marked a new strategic phase, as it reported strong growth in 2025 driven by network expansion and rising patient volumes. Akdital consolidated revenue rose 49% to 4.41 billion dirhams, while EBITDA increased 45% to 1.21 billion dirhams. Net […]

France ends visa-free entry for Algerian diplomats

France has re-imposed visa requirements for holders of Algerian diplomatic passports, in reaction to Algeria’s refusal to take its nationals expelled by France for violating local laws. Some 10,000 members of the Algerian nomenklatura and their families have diplomatic passports, offering them visa-free access to France under a bilateral deal signed in 2007. French interior […]