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Jordanian authorities have in the last four years intensified persecution and harassment of political opponents and ordinary citizens using a string of laws to silence critical voices, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday. Authorities used vague law…

The price of fuel in Tunisia has increased for the fourth time this year, the government has said, by approving increases ranging from 3 and 12 percent. The ministry of mines, energy and trade stated that the price of cooking gas cylinders will increas…

Tunisian police have summoned Ennahda party leaders Rached Ghannouchi and Ali al-Arid to be interrogated on Monday as part of an investigation into “sending jihadists to Syria”. Ghannouchi told reporters during a phone interview that he will submit to …

Pakistan will “absolutely not” default on debt obligations despite catastrophic floods, the finance minister said on Sunday, signalling there would be no major deviation from reforms designed to stabilise a struggling economy. Floods have affected 33 m…

Five priests, a nun and two churchgoers were kidnapped by attackers who set fire to a church in western Cameroon, the Catholic Church said on Sunday, the latest violence in an area hit by bloody conflict between anglophone separatists and the state. Th…

The European Union’s executive arm on Sunday proposed suspending €7.5 billion ($7.5 billion) in financing for Hungary, as it awaited potential “game changer” anti-corruption reforms from Budapest. The European Union and Hungary have been at loggerheads…

Azerbaijan on Sunday scolded US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying that Baku had started a border conflict with Armenia, saying the “unsubstantiated and unfair” remarks were a serious blow to peace efforts. Pelosi on Sunday strong…

Eritrea is mobilising its armed forces and appears to be sending them to Ethiopia to aid its neighbour’s war in the Tigray region, according to activists and international authorities. The UK and Canada issued travel advisories asking their citizens in…

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, who are heading to London for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, will give King Charles III a book of pictures celebrating the British queen’s visits to France, French officials said on Sunday. The Mac…

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said Saturday they have concluded a 24-day sweep at a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group. Dozens of extremists were detained and weapons were c…