North Africa

[Premium Times] Mosiname has beaten Zamalek for his two Champions League titlesRead More

[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed disappointment at the conviction and sentencing of Algerian journalist Anis Rahmani for his work as director of Ennahar TV.Read More

[MAP] Rabat — Justice Minister Mohamed BenAbdelkader took part on Thursday in the 36th session of the Council of Arab Justice Ministers, which was held by teleconference.Read More

[Egypt Online] Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Emigration Minister Nabila Makram and Damietta Governor Manal Awad inaugurated on Friday three mosques in Ras el Bar city.Read More

[UN News] A group of UN independent human rights experts have called on Egyptian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release activists arrested, apparently in retaliation, for discussing human rights issues with foreign ambassadors.Read More

[The Point] Ulf Laessing’s book Understanding Libya Since Gaddafi is published at a time when it has never been so important to know what is happening in Libya, but few outside the country and diaspora actually appreciate and comprehend events there. Libya post-2011 conjures up an image of chaos and …

[HRW] Beirut — Midnight Home Raid Follows Organization’s Meeting with AmbassadorsRead More

[HRW] Authorities Ignore Release Orders, Set a Revolving Door of Pretrial DetentionRead More

[PR Newswire] Brussels — The Director and several senior managers of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) have been arrested in Cairo over the last few days. These developments are of significant concern, which the EU has conveyed to the Egyptian authorities.Read More

[AI London] EIPR Director held in cold cell in solitary, denied warm clothing and exercise, and had head shavedRead More