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Tunisia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly has expressed its willingness to support Tunisia's democratic transition. In separate meetings with Tunisian Defence...
2011-09-21Morocco
Political activists and intellectuals have created a 'civic monitoring movement' to follow political issues in the country, local media sources reported on August 22. Leaders of the...
2011-08-26Algeria
A suicide attack on a police station in the regional capital of Tizi Ouzu on August 14 injured at least 29 people, including officers and civilians. The attacker loaded a vehicle with...
2011-08-25Tunisia
Thousands protested in Tunisia on August 15 for more vigorous prosecution of former elites following the release of former Justice Minister Bechir Tekkari from prison. The lack of publicised...
2011-08-24Tunisia
More than 1,000 demonstrators rallied through the streets of Tunis, Tunisia on July 7 to protest against religious violence and the perceived rise of radical Islam. The protesters,...
2011-07-20Morocco
Although the referendum for a more democratic constitution under which the royal family is giving up some of its powers has passed with almost unanimity, questions about practices used...
2011-07-18Algeria
Although social upheaval is certainly one of the main concerns in Algeria at the moment, domestic political debates are also contributing to existing tensions. Indeed, Algerian politicians...
2011-07-18Tunisia
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees visited the Libya-Tunisia border for the second time on June 17, and urged the international community to help countries like Tunisia that have...
2011-06-24Tunisia
Tunisia's police have detained two people near the Libyan border who are believed to be members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM). The two men of Algerian and Libyan origin were...
2011-05-26Libya
While Libya's ongoing conflict has had minimal religious undertones so far, there is a growing risk that a potential security vacuum could provide Islamic radicals with a supportive...
2011-04-20



