Tag: North Africa
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Sudan official: Tribal clashes kill at least 10 in Darfur
CAIRO — Tribal clashes in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed at least 10 people Wednesday, a senior security official said, the latest bout of...
First Emirati ambassador to Israel arrives to start post
JERUSALEM — The United Arab Emirates’ first ambassador to Israel arrived Monday to start his posting in Tel Aviv, barely half a year after...
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
LONDON — A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million,...
Libya authorities free journalists detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Sunday released two local journalists who had been detained in the capital last week following a news...
Libya media authority: Journalist detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Saturday revealed that they had detained a local journalist, two days after he disappeared in the capital...
Islamist party supporters march for unity in Tunisia
Thousands of flag-waving marchers demonstrated Saturday in Tunisia's capital in a show of support for the majority party in parliament.
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Algeria pro-democracy marchers try to revive Friday protests
ALGIERS, Algeria — Protesters took to the streets of Algiers and other cities around Algeria Friday in a bid to restart weekly pro-democracy demonstrations.
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Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 30 months of detention
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released a university professor and activist after he spent more than a year in pre-trail detention, his lawyer said.
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Florida man indicted, accused of trying to join terror group
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A former Florida resident accused of traveling to Turkey and attempting to join the Islamic State group was indicted Tuesday on...