North Africa
Arkia Israel Airlines to resume flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after wartime hiatus
According to the airline, the flights will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, allowing Israeli travelers to visit one of North Africa's "most fascinating destinations."
Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel
Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint
INTERPOL arrests 201 suspects in largest cybercrime operation to date
Forgotten Arabian Jews recount lives of happiness and horror
A new book gives voice to some of the million or so Sephardi Jews who once lived harmoniously in the Mideast and North Africa, but who left everything behind after an explosion of antisemitism.
In Paris, Jewish childhood friends open restaurant serving Tunisian couscous
Alexandre David and Alexis Memmi channel their grandparents' Tunisian foods in Mabrouk, a kosher-style restaurant they opened in 2019.
Pascale’s Kitchen: Welcome to Mimouna!
Below, you will find four recipes for cookies that are perfect for serving at Mimouna celebrations. They include cookies made with marzipan, meringue, sesame and jam.
Six Israeli restaurants makes ‘Top 50’ in MENA region list
A handful of Israeli restaurants were chosen to be on the ranking of the top 50 restaurants in the MENA region.
Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue
Rayan Awram, aged five, fell into the well at his village of Ighara in the hills near Chefchaouen on Tuesday.
Case of American detained in Libya shines spotlight on North African country
Libya has become synonymous with the kind of chaos that some countries sunk into after the 2011 Arab Spring.
Book review: Gorenberg demythologizes the ‘Desert Fox’
While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the central theme of this book, it is always lurking in the background because of the threat posed by Rommel and his military ambition.
Ancient synagogue in Libya turned into Islamic center, Jewish group says
Libya once had about 40,000 Jews, who left following the establishment of the State of Israel.
Arab countries that started off strong against pandemic struggle today
Hospitals in Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan packed far beyond capacity.
One historian saves North African Jewish musical heritage
Silver has amassed a collection of rare phonograph records from the era of Jewish musical stardom in North Africa, a period roughly corresponding with the first half of the twentieth century.