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Morocco starts vaccinating children ages 12 to 17
Middle East

Morocco starts vaccinating children ages 12 to 17

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has launched a campaign to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children from 12 to 17, becoming…
Egypt, Algeria pledge to continue pushing for Libya resolution
Egypt

Egypt, Algeria pledge to continue pushing for Libya resolution

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that Egypt and Algeria have pledged to continue coordinating to restore stability,…
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
Middle East

Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
Middle East

Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat assured his Libyan counterpart Thursday that Moscow supports the withdrawal of all foreign fighters…
Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires
Middle East

Algeria accuses groups it links to Morocco, Israel of setting wildfires

ALGIERS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Algeria on Wednesday blamed devastating wildfires this month on two groups it recently designated as…
Libya says senior official released, 2 weeks after abduction
Middle East

Libya says senior official released, 2 weeks after abduction

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities said a senior government official was released on Tuesday, two weeks after armed men abducted…
Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis
Middle East

Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis

TUNIS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with the president’s attacks on…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
Middle East

Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway

SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?
Middle East

Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?

Earlier this week, hundreds of Moroccans protested the death of Yassine Lekhmidi, a 25-year-old man in the city of Sidi…
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
Middle East

To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’

In a self-made video, posted live on Facebook, young Tunisians on the boat clattering noisily toward the Italian coastline look relaxed, as…
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