May 20

• Enugu Rangers Grab Dramatic Orange CAF Confederation Cup Victory

  CAF

  Enugu Rangers of Nigeria snatched a dramatic 1-0 win over CS Sfaxien of Tunisia Sunday in an Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-off. Severely weakened by the absence of stars... Read more »

• We'll Make Egypt Safe for Aio Delegates - Loc [interview]

  Vanguard

  Egyptian officials have given firm assurances that necessary precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of the 700 delegates before, during and after the 40th African... Read more »

• CIHRS - Nation Is Open Field for Wide-Range Moroccan Violations Against Saharawi Activists

  SPS

  Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) said that Western Sahara has remained an open field for wide-range violations by Morocco against political and human rights... Read more »

• Calm Restored in Kairouan

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Calm was restored to the city of Kairouan on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

• Interior Ministry Denies Decreeing Ettadhamen District 'Closed Security Area'

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  The Interior Ministry spokesman dismissed, on Sunday, reports asserting that the Ettadhamen neighbourhood had been decreed "closed security area." Read more »

• Mhamed Khaddad On Working Visit to Germany

  SPS

  Mr. Mhamed Khadad, member of the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front and coordinator with MINURSO, has made a working visit to Germany in the period between May 14 and 17,... Read more »

• Woodcraft Folk Approves Emergency Motion On Nation

  SPS

  The UK-based movement "Woodcraft Folk" has approved unanimously, during its annual gathering, an emergency motion on Western Sahara, in which it reaffirmed its solidarity with the... Read more »

• 3G Launch Delay Prompts Questions in Nation

  Magharebia

  Algerians are asking many questions about the country's delay in launching high-speed 3G mobile telecommunication, which was scheduled to take place in the first quarter of this... Read more »

• Local Terror Cells Had Big Plans, Members Confess

  Magharebia

  Members of two Nador-based terror cells appeared in a Morocco court for arraignment on Tuesday (May 14th). Read more »

• Nation Remembers 2003 Casablanca Attacks

  Magharebia

  Morocco's view of terrorism changed forever a decade ago, when a bunch of Sidi Moumen boys blew themselves up at sites across Casablanca. Read more »

• Group of UGET Students Dispersed By Police Downtown Tunis

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Security forces dispersed on Sunday a group of students members of the General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) who were trying to gather downtown Tunis. Read more »

• 'Ansar Al-Sharia' Postpones Its Third Congress Until Next Sunday

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Sheikh Mohamed Khalif, Salafist leader from the region of Kairouan announced that "Ansar al-Sharia" has decided to postpone its 3rd congress until next Sunday, local governor... Read more »

• Amnesty International Calls for Investigation Into Torture of Six Saharawi Activists

  SPS

  Amnesty International has called, in a news-story published Thursday on its website, upon the Moroccan authorities to "immediately launch a full, independent and impartial... Read more »

• Nation's Representative to PAP Calls for Self-Determination Referendum in Western Sahara

  SPS

  The Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the Pan-African Parliament Mr. Bachir Chemam has called for the need to organize a self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people,... Read more »

• Promotional Campaign for Local Tourism in Algeria

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  A promotional campaign of the Tunisian tourism in Algeria was launched in the International Tourism and Travel Market (SITEV) organised, May 16-17 in Algiers. Read more »

• Etoile Sahel Fight Back to Force Orange CAF Cup Draw

  CAF

  Multi African title winners Etoile Sahel of Tunisia hit back twice to hold JSM Bejaia of Algeria 2-2 in an Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-off this weekend. Etoile, the only club... Read more »

• Morocco Looks to Modernise Counter-Terror Methods

  Magharebia

  Morocco should update its methods for gathering intelligence on extremists and give its security services the tools needed for this, participants in a recent Kenitra seminar... Read more »

• Eleven Arrested in Cairo's Friday Clashes

  Aswat Masriya

  Egyptian prosecution ordered on Sunday the arrest of 11 people for four days pending investigations, in relation to clashes that took place on Friday during a million-man... Read more »

May 19

• Opposition Denounces New NGO Draft Law

  Aswat Masriya

  Egypt's main opposition group, the National Salvation Front, announced on Saturday its rejection of the draft law governing the work of NGOs that is currently being discussed by... Read more »

• Algeria Censors Daily Newspapers Over Bouteflika 'Coma' Claim

  RFI

  Algeria censored reports by two daily newspapers that claimed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a Parisian hospital since last month, would be flown home in a coma after his... Read more »

• Judges Elect New Constitutional Court Chief

  Aswat Masriya

  The general assembly of the High Constitutional Court approved Adly Mansour's appointment as Chief Justice on Sunday. Read more »

• Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza

  Aswat Masriya

  A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the... Read more »

• Anti-Mursi Demonstrators March to Tahrir Square

  Aswat Masriya

  Demonstrators marched on Friday from Dawaran Shubra, Mostafa Mahmoud and Sayeda Zeinab to Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim... Read more »

• PM to Attend Doha International Forum

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Prime Minister Ali Larayedh will pay a two-day visit to Qatar as of Sunday. Read more »

• Turkey Pledges to Promote Tunisia's Destination

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Chairmen of Tourism Professional Chambers and the Turkish Travel Agencies Federation pledged on Friday to launch a promotional campaign to better introduce Tunisia's assets, which... Read more »