Articles for North Africa

Tunisia to Syria: Instability prevails in all Arab Spring countries
1 month ago

Tunisia to Syria: Instability prevails in all Arab Spring countries

Firstpost  

Even as Arab Spring sought democracy after removing dictators, long periods of political instability, Islamist violence, and rise of new autocrats followed in West Asian and North African nations where Arab Spring toppled regimes More than a decade after the Arab Spring began in Tunisia, the anti-establishment movement finally materialised in Syria over the weekend. One autocrat replaced another in …

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Why fall of Bashar-al Assad in Syria threatens Russia across the Mediterranean, Africa and beyond
1 month ago

Why fall of Bashar-al Assad in Syria threatens Russia across the Mediterranean, Africa and beyond

Firstpost  

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria poses a significant threat to Russia’s influence in key regions like the Mediterranean and Africa jeopardising its military footholds, alliances and long-term strategic objectives. This could weaken Russia’s influence not only in Syria but also in the Mediterranean, North Africa and Central Africa, regions where it has worked hard to grow its …

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20 of the world’s best soups
55 years ago

20 of the world’s best soups

CNN  

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Shutterstock Chunks of tender beets swim in brilliant red broth for a soup that’s beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. Tom McCorkle/The Washington Post/Getty Images Cultures and flavors meld in a hearty soup that’s a star of Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African, Native Choctaw and French …

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20 of the world’s best soups
55 years ago

20 of the world’s best soups

CNN  

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Shutterstock Chunks of tender beets swim in brilliant red broth for a soup that’s beloved in Ukraine and across Eastern Europe. Tom McCorkle/The Washington Post/Getty Images Cultures and flavors meld in a hearty soup that’s a star of Louisiana cuisine, influenced by West African, Native Choctaw and French …

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A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — A French doctoral student detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Tunisian authorities in recent years have arrested journalists, activists and opposition figures, but Dupont’s arrest garnered international attention and condemnation because of his nationality and because he wasn’t known as a critic of the government. Dupont’s arrest provoked concerns about …

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Channel 4 journalist discovers Indian grandfather's role fighting for Britain in WWII - but claims contribution of 2.5million Indians in victory over Hitler has been 'overlooked'
2 months, 1 week ago

Channel 4 journalist discovers Indian grandfather's role fighting for Britain in WWII - but claims contribution of 2.5million Indians in victory over Hitler has been 'overlooked'

Daily Mail  

As willing volunteers, 2.5million Indians who fought for Britain in the Second World War played a key role in helping to defeat Hitler's Nazi Germany. But, until he made a documentary for Channel 4, Bafta-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar, 44, was largely ignorant of his Indian grandfather's contribution to Britain's victory. Major Nawab Din, the late grandfather of journalist Mobeen Azhar, …

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Study reveals how mysterious cave-dwelling medieval Christians in Spain survived plagues and conquests
4 months, 1 week ago

Study reveals how mysterious cave-dwelling medieval Christians in Spain survived plagues and conquests

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A small devout Christian community survived a tumultuous medieval period living …

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Brewers tap growth of zero-alcohol beers in Middle East
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Brewers tap growth of zero-alcohol beers in Middle East

Hindustan Times  

By Mohamed Ezz and Emma Rumney Brewers tap growth of zero-alcohol beers in Middle East CAIRO/LONDON, - Egyptian Mohannad Abdelazeem, 35, doesn't drink alcohol. Brewers including Carlsberg and Anheuser-Busch InBev say interest is growing in such booze-free brews across the Middle East and North Africa, presenting opportunities in a region with some of the lowest alcohol consumption rates globally. AB …

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Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply

Associated Press  

KENITRA, Morocco — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. Climate change is imperiling the food supply and, in regions like North Africa, shrinking the annual yields of cereals that dominate diets around the world — wheat, rice, maize and barley. The Agriculture Ministry estimates that this year’s wheat harvest will yield roughly …

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Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear

Hindustan Times  

Amor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia's Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti, ravaged by the cochineal insect spreading across North Africa. Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear The 50-year-old has seen his half-hectare of cactus crops wither as the invasive insect wreaked havoc on about a third of the country's cacti after an outbreak …

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What did accents in ancient Rome REALLY sound like? As the Gladiator II trailer drops with Paul Mescal speaking in an English accent and Denzel Washington in his American voice, experts reveal the tru
6 months ago

What did accents in ancient Rome REALLY sound like? As the Gladiator II trailer drops with Paul Mescal speaking in an English accent and Denzel Washington in his American voice, experts reveal the tru

Daily Mail  

Fans have waited more than 20 years for a sequel to Ridley Scott's blockbuster, Gladiator – and now the official trailer has finally been released. In the new film, Paul Mescal stars as Lucius, the grandson of Rome's former emperor Marcus Aurelius and son of Lucilla, who must fight for his liberty as a gladiator after being taken into slavery …

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Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard
8 months ago

Italy bars NGO migrant rescue flights from Sicilian airport, says they interfere with coast guard

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian airport to launch search and rescue flights over the Mediterranean, in the government’s latest move to regulate their activities. An ordinance from ENAC’s western Sicilian office said the flights interfered with the Italian coast guard’s exclusive role in coordinating search and rescue efforts and put …

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Palace Museum exhibitions show civilizations don't necessarily clash
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Palace Museum exhibitions show civilizations don't necessarily clash

China Daily  

Exhibited blue-and-white porcelain demonstrates cultural exchanges between China and West Asia during ancient times. In the exhibition are displayed hundreds of ancient Saudi Arabian and Iranian artifacts, some of which illustrate reciprocal cultural influence in early China-Middle East trade along the ancient Silk Road. One immediate stimulus may have been Beijing's official commitment to "enhanced exchanges and understanding" among different …

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Italy’s leader keeps the focus on migration on her fourth visit to Tunisia in a year
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy’s leader keeps the focus on migration on her fourth visit to Tunisia in a year

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — The head of Italy’s right-wing government acknowledged Wednesday that Tunisia cannot serve as a dumping ground for migrants, days after Tunisia’s president reaffirmed his unwillingness to let Europe outsource migration problems by sending those not welcome there to his country. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said during a visit to Tunisia — her fourth in the past year …

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North Africa bears the brunt of Europe’s externalisation policies: Analysts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Africa bears the brunt of Europe’s externalisation policies: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

Desperate people are still seeking safety in Europe via North Africa in spite of the systems being set up to stop them. European lawmakers have pitched a recent 7.4 billion-euro deal between the European Union and Egypt as a further advance on the bloc’s aims to create a buffer zone along the shores of the southern Mediterranean, shoring up the …

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India and the Greater Indo-Pacific: Balancing geopolitical equations
10 months ago

India and the Greater Indo-Pacific: Balancing geopolitical equations

Firstpost  

Synopsis Looking at the complex geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges the Indo-Pacific region is currently grappling it is necessary that there is a need to broaden the geopolitical concept of the Indo-Pacific to the Greater Indo-Pacific. Along with these wars, the rise of China is also posing a substantial challenge to the Greater Indo-Pacific encompassing major countries of the “Eurasian Heartland” …

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How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India
11 months, 1 week ago

How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India

Al Jazeera  

Houthi attacks on the Red Sea have forced shippers to avoid one of the world’s most crucial trade routes. Exporting Basmati from India has become a challenge for shippers as freight costs have shot up as high as five times with an increase in insurance premiums, shortage of containers and longer transit time, said, Vijay Kumar Setia, director of Chaman …

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Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was the second time in as many months …

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Italy’s regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy’s regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

Associated Press  

BARI, Italy — The year has gotten off to a slow start for a rescue ship that typically plies the Mediterranean Sea looking for migrants and refugees in distress. It was the second time in as many months that Italian authorities detained the 69-meter ship, operated by the European group SOS Mediterranee, while enforcing a year-old Italian government decree that …

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A raft of international deals signed for Beep and Mort including Canada, the UK, the Middle East & North Africa
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A raft of international deals signed for Beep and Mort including Canada, the UK, the Middle East & North Africa

ABC  

Flagship pre-school series Beep and Mort is set to increase its footprint and fan base globally as ABC Commercial announces sales to Canada, the UK, the Middle East and North Africa. “We instantly fell in love with the cuddly cast of characters and are excited to take our audiences along on Beep and Mort’s wildly imaginative adventures.” ABC Commercial has …

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Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean

NPR  

Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean Enlarge this image toggle caption Paolo Santalucia/AP Paolo Santalucia/AP BARI, Italy — The year has gotten off to a slow start for a rescue ship that typically plies the Mediterranean Sea looking for migrants and refugees in distress. It was the second time in as many months that Italian …

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Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration

BBC  

Yennayer: North Africa's 3,000-year-old new year's celebration Jeff Koehler Couscous is a common part of the Yennayer celebration This year will mark the first time that Morocco recognises the Amazigh new year as an official holiday, enjoyed with festive foods like couscous. Jeff Koehler This traditional Berber village sits in the Ouirgane Valley of the High Atlas mountains In Algeria, …

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North African Sinologists open new page
1 year ago

North African Sinologists open new page

China Daily  

Ji Bingxuan, head of the Chinese Association for International Understanding, presents translated works from Sinologists as gifts to the China Cultural Center in Rabat, Morocco, on Dec 22. Around 30 Sinologists and translators from North African countries including Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, gathered in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, on Dec 22 to discuss mutual learning between civilizations and regional development. …

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Russia’s foreign minister tours North Africa as anger toward the West swells across the region
1 year ago

Russia’s foreign minister tours North Africa as anger toward the West swells across the region

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Not far from where Russia’s Foreign Minister is holding meetings in Tunisia on Thursday, large green billboards advertising Russia Today, a Kremlin-backed media outlet, have been recently erected. The ads are yet another indicator that Russia continues to expand its presence in North Africa as support for western powers across the Arab World fades amid the Israel-Hamas …

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