North Africa

Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint

Activists from Spain, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Tunisia, and the USA attempted to cross a checkpoint at Sirte on their way to Gaza, but were allegedly arrested by security forces.

A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018.
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INTERPOL arrests 201 suspects in largest cybercrime operation to date

Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

Egypt-Israel peace accord strains as Sinai militarization grows - opinion

 A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

Africa's Mali crisis widens as extremist groups advance and state control erodes - analysis


Iran may supply Mali with weapons, impacting West Africa and Sahel - analysis

Iran’s goal in this case appears to be to extend its influence to more countries in Africa.

A Malian soldier of the 614th Artillery Battery is pictured during a training session on a D-30 howitzer with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM), to fight jihadists, in the camp of Sevare, Mopti region, in Mali, March 23, 2021.

‘Jewish life goes on’: Djerba Jews and their supporters show resilience after deadly attack

Just a day after a shooting at the synagogue, worshippers gathered to celebrate a brit milah.

 Interior of La Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia

Scientists reconstruct 35,000 year old face - study

The skeleton, per the scientific report, was discovered in 1980 in the Nile Valley in Egypt.

 Researchers created two facial approximations of an ancient Egyptian man using photogrammetry.

Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone.

Purim is a story repeated all over the world. Not just the texts, but the reality of a powerful person trying to end Jews and Jews constant survival.

 EXPLAINING THE Sarajevo Haggadah in the Sarajevo Museum.

Yellen, at former slave port, sees path of renewal for Africa and US

 Senegal's "House of Slaves"

Morocco targets diplomatic goals after World Cup run

The country aims to turn admiration for its team and expanded ties with African football federations into diplomatic capital in the Western Sahara dispute.

Merchandise with the Morocco flag on sale ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup game against Spain, December 6, 2022.

The stories of MENA Jews are the stories of our people - opinion

To face immense challenges, we need the strongest roots. The roots of identity, history and culture of all Jews are essential to our national narrative, to give the fullest picture possible.

 SPEAKING FROM the General Assembly podium on Wednesday, UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan holds up a headline story from the ‘New York Times,’ in the aftermath of the establishment of the State of Israel, which warns of the ‘grave danger’ facing Jews in Muslim lands.

Tunisia is facing a mass exodus of youth

After the optimism of the Arab Spring, Tunisia’s youth are now trying to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe for a better life.

 The main souk in Tunis.

Forgotten Arabian Jews recount lives of happiness and horror

A new book gives voice to some of the million or so Sephardi Jews who once lived harmoniously in the Mideast and North Africa, but who left everything behind after an explosion of antisemitism.

  Jews praying at Ezekiel's Tomb in Al-Kifl, Iraq in 1932.

In Paris, Jewish childhood friends open restaurant serving Tunisian couscous

Alexandre David and Alexis Memmi channel their grandparents' Tunisian foods in Mabrouk, a kosher-style restaurant they opened in 2019.

 Mabrouk is located near Le Marais, the historically Jewish district of Paris.