Tag: North Africa
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
PUERTO RICO DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the...
Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
<p>CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...
Migration activist says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her
<p>MADRID — A renowned Spanish activist for migrants' rights says she has been barred from returning to Morocco, where she has lived and worked...
Libyan interim PM meets Turkey’s leader to boost ties
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — The head of Libya’s new interim government, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara...
Russia’s FM in Egypt for talks on trade and Ethiopia’s dam
<p>CAIRO — The foreign ministers of Egypt and Russia discussed trade and other ties between the two nations Monday, with Egypt’s top diplomat urging...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...
Sudan’s leader visits Darfur after tribal clashes killed 144
<p>CAIRO — Sudan’s leader visited West Darfur province Monday following tribal violence earlier this month that killed at least 144 people, posing a challenge...
Migration activist says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her
MADRID — A renowned Spanish activist for migrants' rights says she has been barred from returning to Morocco, where she has lived and worked...