The Latest Breaking News from North Africa

MENA faces a crisis as the world’s key wheat producers are at war

The near future looks grim for Middle East and North African countries that depend on Russian and Ukrainian wheat.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2022

Possible Impact of Ukraine War on Middle East

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to impact the whole world, with its repercussions going beyond Europe and "areas of conflict," with some observers arguing that it will ripple throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the short and long term as well. The economic and political challenges…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 1, 2022

Dubai Expo: Chance for change in Middle East and North Africa

Dubai’s world fair represents a golden opportunity for MENA participants to drum up interest in their countries.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2022

Drone Race in the Middle East

Over the past two decades, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been characterized by deep divisions, political turmoil, and inadequate governance. Geopolitical competition and increased ambitions of some countries (Iran, Israel, Turkey) were reflected in bold and unilateral foreign policies that in many cases exceeded longtime restrictions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022

What next for world powers in war-torn Libya?

The presence of both Turkish and Russian forces in the North African country is deeply unsettling to European powers.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2022

Dad explains how he'll spend £648,000 windfall from rare coin he found by accident

Retired ecologist Michael Leigh-Mallory gave up his metal detecting past time a decade ago, but last September he returned to it for a final time, after a special request from his children

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

EU continues training Libyan partners despite migrant abuses

A confidential European Union military report is calling for the continued support and training of Libya’s coast guard and navy despite concerns about their treatment of migrants, a mounting death toll at sea, and the continued lack of any central authority in the North African nation

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Dubai to Host First Edition of the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants

Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 announced that it will hold its first Middle East and North Africa edition in Dubai next month. Lebanon's Kamal Mouzawak, who founded Souk El Tayeb - the first farmers’ market to open in his country's capital Beirut -, was given with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2022

West stresses unified stance on Ukraine after Biden's 'minor incursion' remark

The United States and Western countries sought to project unity and a tough stance over Ukraine on Thursday, after U.S. President Joe Biden suggested allies were split over how to react to any potential "minor incursion" from Russia.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Rare coin found in Devon by accident set to fetch almost half a million pounds at auction

The rare King Henry III coin, which is just under an inch in diameter but estimated to be worth £400,000, was minted in about 1257 by William of Gloucester with gold imported from North Africa

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022