Algeria Media Guide
The Algerian media are less free and less diverse than in some other North African countries. The authorities have blocked...
North Africa
Algeria Country Profile
Algeria, a gateway between Africa and Europe, has been battered by violence over the past half-century. There are conflicting reports...
Egypt Bans Dutch Archaeologists Over Exhibition Linking Beyonce and Rihanna to Queen Nefertiti
A Dutch museum says its archaeologists have been banned from carrying out excavations at a key Egyptian site over an...
Israel Returns Body of Egyptian Policeman Who Killed Israeli Soldiers
Israel has returned to Egypt the body of an Egyptian policeman who shot dead three Israeli soldiers near the border...
Three Israeli Soldiers Killed Near Egypt Border
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of...
Cairo Masterplan Threatens Ancient City of the Dead
In the early morning haze, women dressed in black and men with grim expressions gather in Cairo's centuries-old Sayyida Nafisa...
Suez Canal: Bulk Carrier Refloated After Running Aground
A ship that was grounded in the Suez Canal, has been been refloated, shipping agent Leth Agencies says. Tugboats had...
Sudanese Woman Flies to Egypt to Rescue Mother With Dementia
An Oxford woman has travelled to Egypt to rescue her seriously ill mother from Sudan and bring her back to...
From Ghana to Germany: Tracking Down the Owner of a Lost Wallet
The black, weathered, plastic wallet found on the Italian island of Lampedusa had been carried 3,500km (2,200 miles) from Ghana...
Global Executions in 2022 at Highest Rate for Five Years – Amnesty
The number of executions recorded globally in 2022 was the highest in five years, as several Middle Eastern states ramped...
