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Sudan: Swiss aid worker abducted in Darfur

A Swiss humanitarian aid worker has been abducted in the conflict-torn Darfur region of Sudan, Switzerland's foreign ministry and a United Nations source said on Sunday.

Tunisia: Health minister dies after marathon

The health minister of Tunisia on Sunday died after suffering from heart attack after participating in a charity marathon.

Boris Johnson criticized over Libya ‘dead bodies’ comment

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Tuesday for saying Libya could become a magnet for tourists and investors - if it can "clear the dead bodies away" first.

Over 20 arrested in crackdown on gays in Egypt

Human rights groups on Monday claimed that officials in Egypt have arrested 22 people over the past three days in a crackdown on gays.

Libya’s Benghazi port opens again after 3 years

Benghazi port in east Libya reopened Sunday for the first time in three years after being forced to cease operations because of clashes in the cradle of the 2011 revolution.

140 migrants rescued off Tunisian coast

The Tunisian navy rescued 98 Tunisians fleeing to Europe when their boat started to sink off Kerkenah on the southeast coast late on Saturday, the national guard said.

26 killed in clashes in Libya migrant hub

Two weeks of clashes between rival armed groups in the city of Sabratha sparked by a lethal shooting at a checkpoint have left 26 dead and 170 wounded, the health ministry said Friday.

Egypt: 30 people jailed for life over violence

Egyptian courts have sentenced 30 people to terms ranging between three years and life in prison on violence-related charges.

Egypt arrests seven people over rainbow flag

Egyptian police arrested seven people on Monday after they were seen raising a rainbow flag at a concert, security sources said, in a rare public show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the conservative Muslim country.

Egypt: 14 jailed over deadly stadium stampede

An Egyptian court jailed two people for life on Sunday and 12 to between two and 10 years over violence that led to a deadly football stadium stampede in Cairo.

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

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