Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt
The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay
Campaigners say bloc’s plan to use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as ‘leverage’ fails to put human rights first The European Union...
Daughter of Algerian journalist arrested on Christmas Eve calls for his release
Imprisonment of Ihsane el-Kadi, a longstanding government critic, prompted outcry from human rights groups The daughter of the prominent Algerian journalist Ihsane el-Kadi has called...
Thousands protest against Tunisian president’s seizure of near total power
Demonstrators on Saturday demanded Kais Saied step down as they marked the anniversary of 2011 revolution Thousands of protesters in central Tunis have marched against...
Libyan politicians’ pay goes up 40% as election impasse continues
UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022 Western leaders are losing patience...
First African-produced cancer tests to slash costs and waiting times
Moroccan-manufactured tests for breast cancer and leukaemia an important step in ending the continent’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals The first African-produced tests to diagnose breast...
Ukraine grain ship refloated after running aground in Suez canal
Egyptian authority says vessel was towed away for repairs after briefly disrupting traffic in vital waterway Read more: ‘A race against time’: how shipwrecks hold...
Blair government had misgivings about Mandela mediation role over Lockerbie
Files show Downing Street felt former South African leader’s attempt to mediate was ‘unlikely to be helpful’ Downing Street believed Nelson Mandela’s attempt to play...
Young Sudanese archaeologists dig up history as ‘west knows best’ era ends
On a continent that has long attracted western expeditions, a wave of young people are now exploring sites A late morning in Khartoum. Inside a...
Revealed: Libya aborted plan to hand Gaddafi spy chief to US at last minute
Extradition of Abdullah al-Senussi over Lockerbie bombing would have closely followed that of Mohammed Abouagela Masud The extradition to the US of Muammar Gaddafi’s most...
