Following the collapse of the Assad regime, Tunisia and other countries are concerned about the return of thousands of jihadist nationals believed to have been held in Syria. Amid overcrowded prisons and fears of extremism,

Scientific inventions, hidden resources, mysterious deposits… In the media, these miraculous ‘finds’ that are meant to secure the country’s prosperity are often dismissed soon after they are announced.

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.

Libyan authorities' accelerating targeting and harassment of activists and members of non-governmental organizations risks completely closing the

Tunisia says this happens through cooperation with UN migration agency, neighboring countries Algeria and Libya

Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.

Italy took the Turkey model and applied it to North Africa, pledging hundreds of millions of euros to Tunisia and Libya, the main departure points. “It came down to money,” said an EU ...

The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.

"The south used to be safer for human rights activists, but since the military offensive in 2019, civic space shrunk just as much as anywhere else. Now, there's nowhere safe in Libya, neither in the east nor in the west. Freedom of speech has become non-existent."

Despite their distance from European centers, the Jews of North Africa were forcefully displaced to detention and labor camps, subject to discriminatory legislation, and participated in armed groups.

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences of other Arab countries more than a decade ago. In the winter of 2010, an outbreak of protests in Tunisia spread across the region, toppling several regimes in what became known as the Arab Uprisings.

The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa and borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Google Translate was used to translate the news release from the University of Warsaw.