North Africa

Egypt-Israel peace accord strains as Sinai militarization grows - opinion

Egypt’s expanding Sinai military presence, once justified by anti-ISIS needs, is raising Israeli concerns over the 1979 peace deal’s erosion.

Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.
 A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

Africa's Mali crisis widens as extremist groups advance and state control erodes - analysis

Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

 Mimouna table at the Arviv family in Ashkelon, Israel.

Why Mimouna matters - opinion


Full Trunk shows us what they got

The Tel Aviv-based blues-rock band reflect on everyday struggles in Israel on their new dance album.

Full Trunk lead singer Gal Nisman (far left) seen here with the rest of the band.

East West at its best: The opera house hosts a new four-part concert

The orchestra includes Muslim, Christian and Jewish musicians playing wind and string instruments, and a groove-oriented rhythm section.

The Jerusalem Orchestra East West

Pascale's kitchen: North African cooked salads

In North African cuisine – dishes originating in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco – there is a variety of recipes for making salads with cooked peppers.

Marmuma salad

Five reasons Israelis should care about improved ties with Africa

Netanyahu held a series of meetings recently with African leaders.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with African leaders in Liberia pm June 4, 2017

Netanyahu departs for Liberia: 'Israel has returned to Africa'

An important part of Netanyahu's objective in courting Africa is to dissolve this bloc and sway it to support the Jewish state at the UN and in international organizations.

PM Netanyahu in Liberia

Tunisia to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for Jewish pilgrimage site

Tunisia’s culture minister, Mohamed Zine El-Abidine, made the announcement on Sunday, the last day of the traditional Lag Ba'omer pilgrimage near the Ghriba synagogue on Djerba.

A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013

Israeli counter-terror bureau: Don't spend Lag Ba'Omer in Tunisia

Israel urges all of its citizens to avoid travel to the North African nation, and advises all of its nationals currently in the country to immediately return to Israel.

A Jewish worshipper prays during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba April 28, 2013

Six years on in north Africa

North Africa remains a region in flux suffering from the same problems that led to the Arab Spring in the first place.

Demonstrators confront police during clashes after Friday prayers in Algiers, January 16

Terra Incognita: The Gambia’s defense of democracy is a lesson for us all

Hundreds of millions of people in numerous countries have been sentenced to live in country-like prisons due the unwillingness to confront dictators and authoritarian regimes.

STREET SELLERS are seen with portraits of Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, in Serekunda, Gambia, last month

Morocco’s king attends Casablanca synagogue, Jewish museum ceremony

The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday.

King Mohammed VI of Morocco