TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia government raised fuel prices on Thursday, for the third time this year, saying it was triggered by high crude oil prices. In a statement, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy said the prices of gasoline and gas (diesel) rose by 5-10%. The ministry said the fuel price hike was […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The death toll from Sunday’s attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state has risen to 154, according to officials. Gunmen on motorbikes opened indiscriminate fire on shops and houses in Kanem region, Ya’u Abubakar, a senior councilor of the local government, told reporters on Wednesday. Confirming the fa...
NAIROBI, Kenya – Millions of refugees and displaced people in East Africa are facing a “desperate future” due to “conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19, combined with spiraling costs of food and fuel,” UN agencies have warned. Along with the number of refugees in need of support, the gap between resourcing and needs has also grown, [&hel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ten people, including five foreign tourists, were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, according to local media. The accident occurred when a bus carrying tourists collided with a car on a highway between the southern city of Aswan and the famed Abu Simbel temple further south, Youm7 newspaper […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia and France on Tuesday discussed cooperation to protect young people against “violent extremism.” This came in talks between Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Gilles Kepel, the special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron. During the discussions, Bouden stressed the state’s role in red...
Amnesty International has called on Tunisian authorities to drop “politicized” investigations of lawmakers. On Friday, a Tunisian military court sentenced Abdul Latif Al-Alawi to three months in prison. Heba Morayef, Amnesty’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said Tunisian authorities must end the “political persecution”...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – At least four people died when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said Monday. “A wooden boat capsized yesterday off Surman, #Libya with 20 migrants onboard, according to @unmigration teams,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Twitter. “2 people rescued, 4 ...
Somalia’s first women-run radio and television station has opened in the capital, Mogadishu. U.N.-backed Bilan Media will produce content aimed at addressing issues affecting women and women’s rights in the east African nation. The station’s launch marks a leap in efforts to secure women’s place in Somalia’s public sector. Bilan means bright ...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – A passenger ship crashed into an oil tanker in the Port of Algiers, the tanker’s owner said Sunday. “The cruise ship named ‘Corsica Linea’ belonging to the French company Nicoli collided with an oil tanker of the Naftal Company which was anchored in Algiers port as the captain of the ship […]...
TUNIS, Tunisia – Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to drop “politicized” investigations of lawmakers. A Tunisian military court handed out a three month prison term to lawmaker Abdul Latif Al-Alawi. “The Tunisian authorities must end political persecution of members of the parliament and respect, protect, promote, an...
