Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel

Morocco’s counterterrorism agency said it arrested 10 suspects loyal to Islamic State’s Sahel branch and seized weapons, chemicals, and bomb making equipment.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.
(From L-R) The Defense Ministry's International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) Chief Brig.-Gen. Yair Kulas, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Baram.

Iran war means larger Israeli influence among Arab states, top defense sources say

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


Libya has no plans to make peace with Israel, eastern Libyan minister says

"We support the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," Abdulhadi al-Hweij said in a rare interview with Israeli media.

 Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar gestures to the crowd during Independence Day celebrations in Benghazi

Five Islamist convicts escape from Tunisian jail

The interior ministry published the names and photos of the escaped convicts and urged citizens to contact the police if they see them.

 Police officers stand guard near the site of a suicide bombing attack in downtown Tunis, Tunisia June 27, 2019.

'Six or seven' Muslim nations to make peace with Israel after Saudis - FM

Eli Cohen: "It's important to restate what the prime minister said, peace with Saudi Arabia is also peace between Jews and the Muslim world."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 22, 2023

Tunisia hints Israel behind devastating Storm Daniel due to 'Zionist name'

"Zionism's growing influence has penetrated:" Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared to blame Zionism for floods that devastated Libya's Derna.

 A destroyed car sits on top of a pile of rubble, following fatal floods in Derna, Libya, September 17, 2023REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Since Tunisia’s Saied seized control, the country’s economic situation continues to deteriorate

IMF loans stall as Saied rebuffs its demands for reform; meanwhile, Europe offers aid to buy influence.

 Tunisian President Kais Saied

Israelis, Moroccans gather in Jerusalem to celebrate top adviser to King

Several hundred people from Israel and Morocco gathered at the Museum of Tolerance on Thursday night to celebrate Azoulay and present him with the Torch of Abraham Award.

 Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Professor Imam Mohammed Amine Smaili and Professor Farid El Bacha at the ceremony at the MOTJ.

Jared Kushner to invest half a billion shekels in Israeli company

This will be the first investment in an Israeli company by Affinity Fund, which was founded by Kushner in 2021.

US White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, who accompanied an Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020.