North Africa

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1. 

Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.
 Mimouna table at the Arviv family in Ashkelon, Israel.

Why Mimouna matters - opinion

King Mohammed VI of Morocco attends the signing of bilateral agreements at the Agdal Royal Palace on February 13, 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

Beyond soccer: Morocco’s quest for regional stability in Africa - opinion

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014.

Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, dies at 53


A plan to achieve a development model in Morocco – opinion

Morocco’s development frustrations stem from insufficient training in participatory development among those responsible for facilitating community dialogue and actions.

VENDORS SERVE customers at a market in Rabat in 2013.

MENA Countries Showing Effects of Rush to Jump-start Economies

'At the mid-point of the coronavirus, most Israelis expressed trust in Netanyahu. In the last month, you can see a pretty steep decline in this trust'

Muslims in the Old City in Jerusalem shop in preparation for Ramadan

230,000 coronavirus cases reported throughout Middle East

Turkey is now the largest center of the pandemic in the Middle East with more than 90,000 cases

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt

Turkey rapidly succeeds in taking over Libya conflict - analysis

Libya is in the midst of a civil war that pits Khalifa Haftar, a general controlling most of the country, against a weak government.

A member of Libya's internationally recognised government forces carries a weapon in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Egypt and allies seek to confront Turkish involvement in Libya

Turkey wants to send troops to Libya, giving it a foothold that will be difficult to reduce. The troops are likely part of a larger deal.

Egypt flag waving with helicopter in background 370

North African tolerance

“Why not build a memorial for the victims of the Israeli Holocaust against the children of Sabra, Shatila, Deir Yassin, Jenin, Gaza and Qana?”

THEN-PRESIDENT Yitzhak Ben-Zvi and his wife Rachel Yana’it Ben-Zvi with new immigrants from North Africa, aboard the ship ‘Negba’ in 1955.

French-language ideologies create conflict in Morocco

North African country’s parliament approves draft law to teach topics in French despite controversy within ruling party.

Back to school (illustrative)

Two killed as Sudan forces try to disperse protesters-witnesses, TV

British ambassador 'extremely concerned' by heavy gunfire

Sudanese demonstrators cheer as they attend a protest rally demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 11, 2019

Exhibition tells about Mossad's rescue of oppressed Jews around the world

An up-coming exhibition of the Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center will tell the clandestine tale of the Mossad’s role in saving Jews under oppression in foreign lands.

THE MOSSAD saved Jews in foreign lands from North Africa to Iraq to Syria to Ethiopia

Battle rages for Libya's capital, Tripoli's airport bombed

A spokesman for the Tripoli-based Health Ministry said fighting in the south of the capital had killed at least 25 people, including fighters and civilians, and wounded 80.

A vehicle belonging to Libyan pro-internationally recognized government forces is seen after the forces retook control of Tripoli International Airport, in Tripoli, Libya April 8, 2019