Maghreb

Tourists walk through the ruins of the ancient Roman site of Volubilis. (AFP)
Morocco's ancient city of Volubilis rises again
Ibtissam Azzaoui, a member of the Moroccan parliament from the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). (Courtesy of Ibtissam Azzaoui)
Moroccan MP expects initiative to ‘build new reality based on reconciliation’
Mohamed Alaoui
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (C) meets with a delegation from the Individual Freedoms and Equality Commission, headed by feminist lawyer and parliament member Bochra Belhaj Hmida (L), at the Presidential Palace in Carthage. (Tunisian Presidency)
Showdown over women’s rights presents Caid Essebsi with legacy challenge
Lamine Ghanmi
Precious commodity. People cool off at a water fountain on a hot day in Tunis. (Reuters)
Record heatwave points to looming climate crisis for Maghreb
Lamine Ghanmi
Political tremors. Former Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid speaks during an interview in Marrakech. (Reuters)
Moroccan king sacks minister three days after urging action on social, economic problems
Saad Guerraoui
Moroccan King Mohammed VI greets the crowd at his palace in Tetouan, on July 31. (AFP)
Morocco’s King Mohammed sacks minister for economy and finance
A file photo shows a slum in front of buildings in the Ain El-Malha suburb of the Algerian capital, Algiers. (AFP)
Algeria struggles to keep up with rapid population growth and own ambitions
Lamine Ghanmi
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at Nouakchott airport, on July 2. (AP)
Mauritania’s government walks back leader’s pledge to step down
Lamine Ghanmi
New push. Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the UN-backed government in Tripoli (R), meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui in Tripoli. (AFP)
Tunisia engages in diplomatic push to end Libyan crisis
Lamine Ghanmi