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Italy announced it would reopen its embassy in Libya following a closure that lasted for over two years. The Italian Foreign Ministry made the announcement following a meeting between Prime Minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Serraj Read more
The Moroccan city of Marrakesh, which just popped up on the New York Times’s shortlist of 52 must-visit world destinations in 2017, has again emerged on French Le Monde’s narrow list of 20 must-visit cities this year. The French daily Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said terrorism has grown into “a global problem” and “no longer has a nationality.” In an interview with Der Spiegel online, the Prime Minister called for intensive global efforts to combat the scourge and prevent Read more
Head of the Expediency Council and Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 82, passed away on Sunday due to a heart failure. A-three day mourning has been decreed in the country. President Hassan Rouhani said the country is mourning its Read more
The Turkish Foreign Minister Friday hailed Moroccan authorities’ decision to shut down all schools affiliated to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, a staunch opponent of the Ankara regime who lives in exile in the US. “We welcome the statement by Morocco’s Read more
As the search for the attacker of the Reina nightclub continues, Turkey has been marred with another attack by “terrorists” in a car bomb explosion that killed at least two people and left seven injured. The car was detonated in Read more
Moroccan authorities Thursday demanded the closure of all Turkish schools sponsored by the US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen accused by Ankara to be the mastermind of the July failed military coup against President Erdogan. Turkish authorities deem Gülen movement a Read more
Algeria is rocked since the beginning of the New Year by widespread popular protests staged against the government move to increase taxes and prices of electricity, gasoline and food products. According to press reports, over a 100 demonstrators were arrested Read more
Seventeen Algerian nationals are branded as high value targets in a confidential document of French Directorate of Military Intelligence published lately by le Monde Daily. The list of seventeen Algerians most wanted by the French security services includes Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Read more
Tunisian security authorities have stepped up investigations and arrests as authorities face returns of jihadists who fought abroad in the ranks of terrorist groups including al Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS). Seven terror cells have been dismantled so Read more