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Abdellah Taïa is Morocco's first openly gay writer – his work reimagines being Muslim, queer and African

Abdellah Taïa was born in 1973 in Rabat, Morocco. He currently lives in Paris. He is the first writer from north Africa – and in fact the Arab world – to openly declare that he is gay. In 2006, he came out in a highly publicised article in the Moroccan…

The Conversation

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al Jazeera

$British Airways crew thrown across plane in turbulence horror causing fractured pelvis$

British Airways crew thrown across plane in turbulence horror causing fractured pelvis

The unnamed British Airways airline employee was drinking a cup of tea over the coast of North Africa when the Airbus A350 entered unexpected turbulence during the cruise

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Analysis-North Africa backslides toward swirling debt troubles

Tunisia and Egypt are edging closer to major debt crises that could suck in a volatile North Africa region and pose tough choices to wealthy Gulf Arab neighbours, investors and analysts warn.

Reuters

‘Not safe for us’: Sudanese in north Africa warn fleeing relatives of danger

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

The Guardian - UK

Ancient DNA study confirms West Eurasian genetic imprints in Kerala’s Pattanam

Pattanam, believed by historians to be part of the ancient port city of the Muziris played a key role in trade and cultural exchanges between India and the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean regions

The Hindu

The Oberoi, Marrakech review: five-star Moroccan opulence set against the Atlas Mountains

The five-star hotel was recently named the number one resort in North Africa and the Middle East, with private villas, an award-winning spa and 28 acres of Mediterranean orchards. Katie Strick checks in

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World Bank: MENA Region Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled "The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions," it indicated that by 2030, the water available…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France reverses course on banning insecticide to allow grain exports to North Africa

France will continue to export grain to countries in North Africa after the food safety watchdog agreed to roll back a planned ban of phosphine, an insecticide that certain countries require to be used to treat grain before it is offloaded. The agency also announced a ban on a popular…

Radio France Internationale

France seeks to bypass pesticide ban that will block African wheat exports

France’s government is looking for a way around an impending ban imposed by its own health watchdog on the insecticide phosphine so that it can carry on exporting wheat to North Africa.

Radio France Internationale

140 Production Leaders Explore NEOM's Ambition to Become Hub for Media Industries

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM recently attracted 140 global leaders from across the TV and film industry to its showcase event. Its truly global offering of stages, production support facilities, talent and crews and highly attractive production incentives were on display, cementing its reputation as a leading production destination and industry hub…

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IMF Warns: MENA Region Faces 4 Challenges

Growth of the real GDP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to slow this year to 3.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous year, announced Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Jihad Azour. Azour added…

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Saudi FM Meets with US Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Jeddah on Thursday with White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. They discussed ways to bolster joint coordination to serve the interests of their countries. They also covered regional and international developments. Prince…

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Woman quit job to travel the world in campervan after annual leave request denied

Happy couple Steve and Kate are currently planning on touring North Africa in their van - visiting places like Morocco - and couldn't be happier since changing their work and lifestyle.

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Reuters

Over 400 migrants died crossing Mediterranean early in 2023 - UN agency

More than 400 migrants and refugees drowned in early 2023 while attempting to cross the central Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe, the most fatalities in the past six years over a three-month period, a United Nations agency said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Italy's coastguard works to rescue 1,200 migrants drifting at sea

The Italian coastguard is carrying out operations to rescue two boats carrying a total of 1,200 people, it said on Monday, after a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa over the weekend.

Reuters

Drifting migrant boat in Mediterranean supplied with fuel but no rescue, NGO says

A merchant ship has supplied fuel and water to a boat with around 400 migrants on board which is in distress between Greece and Malta but Maltese authorities have ordered it not to conduct a rescue, German NGO Sea-Watch International said on Monday.

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At Least 20 Migrants Missing after a Boat Sinks off Tunisia

At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country. The coast guard rescued 17 others off the southern city…

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Egypt, Britain Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Egypt and Britain discussed the latest regional and international development and repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received the British Minister of State Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs of South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa, Lord Tariq…

Chicago Sun-Times

Oriental Institute takes a new name to reflect changing times

University of Chicago museum becomes the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Fintech Sector Sees Unprecedented Growth

A report by the Washington-based Saudi-American Business Council pointed to an “unprecedented” growth in the field of startup investments. Saudi Arabia has one of the most developed financial services sectors in the Middle East and North Africa region. The report indicated that during August 2022, the Kingdom witnessed a 79…

Reuters

Europe risks migrant surge without aid to Tunisia, Italy PM warns

Europe risks seeing a huge wave of migrants arriving on its shores from North Africa if financial stability in Tunisia is not safeguarded, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

World Water Day: Mapping water stress across the Middle East

Seven out of the 10 most water-stressed nations are in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Conversation

UK food shortages: how growing more fruit and veg in cities could reduce the impact of empty supermarket shelves

British supermarkets are imposing limits on how many salad staples shoppers can buy as supply shortages leave shelves empty of some types of fruit and vegetables. The disappearance of fresh produce is said to be largely the result of adverse weather leading to a reduced harvest in southern Europe and…

Daily Mirror

Three supermarkets lift buying limits on fruit and vegetables after UK shortages

Supermarkets introduced rationing of certain fruit and vegetables last month as a result of shortages caused by unusually cold weather in Europe and north Africa

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