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Chad’s Mahamat Deby Wins Disputed Presidential Election

Deby's win prolongs the rule of the family that has had a firm grip on power for decades.

Greek Defense Team: 9 Egyptians Misidentified in Deadly Shipwreck | TOME

ATHENS: The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks said Thursday they will argue that Greece has no jurisdiction in the case, and insisted their clients were innocent survivors who have been unjustly prosecuted.

Russia expels UK defence attache in tit-for-tat move

Moscow declares A. T. Coghill persona non grata in response to London expelling Russian defence attache.

Tunisian lawyers strike against police repression | TOME

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital after a lawyer was allegedly tortured by police.

Egypt rejects Israeli plans for Rafah crossing, sources say

CAIRO: Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future operation, two Egyptian security sources said. Officials from Israeli security service Shin Bet presented the plan on a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, amid rising tension between the two countries following Israel’s military advance last week into Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by war have been sheltering.

Netanyahu’s Plan for Post-War Gaza | TOME

As Israel bombs and re-bombs the tiny enclave, questions abound about when it will stop and what it will do next.

Egypt supports South Africa in ICJ case against Israel

Angered by Israel's moves in Gaza and the regional security risks they pose, Egypt joined the genocide case.

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