Tunisia: Capital punishment for sixteen jihadists involved in the Ben Guerdane bloody attacks in 2016

Tunisian justice has sentenced sixteen jihadists to death for their involvement in the terrorist attacks which in 2016 left dozens dead and others injured in the Ben Guerdane region, near Libya’s borders. According to a press release from the Court of First Instance of Tunis, the criminal chamber specializing in terrorism cases also pronounced judgments […]

UK, Morocco diversify partnership on back of stronger political ties

Morocco and the UK have agreed to strengthen cooperation in various development areas at the end of their strategic dialogue, which wrapped up with the support of the UK for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. In a joint statement issued after the dialogue, attended by foreign secretary David Lammy, the two countries signed a […]

Algeria: Authorities Left Man Stuck in Well for Six Days

The majority of Algerians feel disgusted, abandoned and outraged after a 31-year-old man was left to die in a well in the southeast of Algeria, Africa’s biggest military spender and member of the OPEC cartel. Ayache Mahjoubi fell accidently in a well in M’Sila Province and remained stuck there for six days as the poorly […]