Tunisia’s president said on Tuesday his proposed constitution would not restore authoritarian rule, hitting back at criticism from across the political spectrum and urging people to support it in this month’s referendum. Saied, who ousted the elected p…
Yemen: Three killed in arms depot explosion in Abyan
An explosion at an arms depot in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Tuesday killed three people and wounded 18, medical officials said. The cause of the early morning blast at the warehouse, located at a popular market in the town of Lawdar, was not…
UN panel urges UAE to give women equal divorce rights
UN experts on Monday urged the UAE to give women the same nationality rights as men and called for equal rights between the sexes in marriage and divorce. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) voiced it…
New Iranian oil tanker arrives in Syria: Iranian media
An Iranian oil tanker has arrived at the Syrian port of Baniyas, the third in recent weeks, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Monday. The Iranian tanker arrived on Saturday at the northwestern Syrian port on the Mediterranean, following the op…
UK proposes new internet law to fight Russian disinformation
Britain is proposing a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said on Monday. The law would tackle fake accounts on platforms such as Meta’s Facebook…
Egypt sentences student to 3 years in prison: rights groups
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced researcher Ahmed Samir to three years in prison for “spreading false news”, according to rights groups. Samir, who was a postgraduate student at the Central European University in Vienna, was arrested in February 2…
Chlorine gas leak in Iraq’s south injures at least 300
A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in southern Iraq injured at least 300 people, officials said Monday. The incident happened Sunday night when the potentially fatal gas leaked from a container in the plant in the district of Qal’at Sukk…
11 Boko Haram ‘terrorists’ killed by Niger forces: govt
Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said Monday, claiming to have eliminated 11 “terrorists” during an assault by the jihadists in the southeast of the country. Boko Haram forces aboard vehicles and motorcycles attacked Nati…
Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromiya region
Ethiopia’s leader reported a massacre Monday allegedly by rebels in a restive region where a rebel group opposed to his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office didn’t provide…
Libya’s Dbeibah seeks calm after electricity protests
Libya’s Tripoli-based government led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah sought on Monday to quell public anger over chronic power cuts, devoting its weekly meeting to the electricity sector and admitting it had underestimated the problem. The meeting followed a nig…