Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya
Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Algeria election to take place amid ‘steady erosion of human rights’
Abdelmadjid Tebboune set for second term as president after changed poll date is expected to favour him Algeria goes to the polls on Saturday in...
US and UN call for talks in Libyan dispute over control of central bank
UN-backed institutions in west of Libya show no sign of backing down over dismissal of bank’s governor of 20 years A crisis in the Libyan...
Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens
One report says 150-200 people missing after heavy rain led to Arbaat dam giving way in area already hit by civil war Surging waters have...
Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan civil war
US rapper says he will not perform in United Arab Emirates until it ‘stops arming’ the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, where thousands have been...
Libya’s central bank ‘suspends operations’ after official abducted
Head of IT was kidnapped in Tripoli and other executives threatened a week after siege at bank The Central Bank of Libya said on Sunday...
At least 68 people killed in flooding as rains worsen Sudan’s plight
About 27,000 people displaced by heaviest rainfall since 2019 in country already hit by civil war and famine Heavy rains in Sudan have killed dozens...
Sudanese factions using starvation as weapon is ‘cowardice’, US envoy says
Tom Perriello condemns tactics of Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese military before peace talks in Geneva The US special envoy for Sudan has accused the...
US, Qatar and Egypt say Gaza truce talks must resume with ‘no excuses’ for further delay
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would attend negotiations after joint statement calls on ceasefire talks to resume with Hamas Middle East crisis live – latest...
Oilfield slowdown exposes political volatility in Libya and beyond
Apparent shutdown attempt shows potential for some leaders to use such threats to enforce personal agenda The political complexities of Libya’s oil industry were highlighted...
