Algerians went to streets calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office in the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Arab Spring eight years ago. Police face-off with anti-Bouteflika protesters in #Algiers#Algeria pic.twitter.com/NAecnyC3mK — Ruptly (@Ruptly) March 1, 2019 The protests started as peaceful but degenerated to some clashes between police and demonstrates broke out…
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Morocco anti-terrorist raids continue
Morocco arrested a Swiss-Spanish double national on December 29 in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian tourists (pictured above), the counter-terrorism agency confirmed. Swiss-Spanish ‘instructor’ arrested in IS-inspired slaughter of Scandinavian tourists in Morocco https://t.co/TkUXSXHi65 — RT (@RT_com) December 30, 2018 The authorities said he also held Spanish nationality with residence in Morocco. The suspect…
40 alleged terrorists killed in Egypt
Egyptian security forces eliminated 40 alleged terrorists in raids in the Giza and North Sinai regions according state media, a day after four people were killed in a tourist bus explosion next to Great pyramids #Egypt's Interior Ministry says it killed 40 #terrorists planning attacks during #Christmas celebrations – Politics – Egypt – Ahram Online…
Two dead in terrorist attack in Egypt
According to the information of the Interior ministry two people died instantly, and 12 others were wounded in touristic bus explosion in Egypt. Among victims tourists from Vietnam and China. The incident took place next to a popular site of Great Pyramids of Giza. BREAKING: Roadside explosion hits bus near pyramids in #Cairo #Egypt, reportedly…
Arrests of protesters in Tunisia
Tunisian authorities have arrested 18 people in the wake of protests that erupted after the suicide of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems officials said. Among arrested 13 are from the provincial city of Kasserine and five others from Tebourba, near Tunis, Interior Ministry spokesman Sofiane Zaag said. Clashes between…
Tripoli: Foreign ministry attacked
The suicide bombers attacked the building Foreign ministry in Tripoli (Libya) on December 25, leaving three dead and nine wounded according to Health ministry sources. UPDATE: Three people were killed following an attack on #Libya's foreign ministry in #Tripoli according to Libyan security officialshttps://t.co/lyTCRIzNFB pic.twitter.com/cY3YNYRjZK — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) December 25, 2018 The assailants…
Belgium Africa Museum opening
After five years of €66 million large-scale renovation Belgium Royal Museum of Central Africa opens its door on December 9th, under a new name, and with a new concept: it closes the chapter of the Colonial Palace of the epoch of King Leopold II, and moves on to Africa’s present and future. “…Our new permanent…
EEAS vacancy for Libya
EEAS Vacancy Notice : FG III Administrative assistant – Libya – location Tunis PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Libya – location Tunis Deadline : 14/12/2018 18:00 Brussels time (Image above: Tripoli, Libya) CONTACT POINT: Contractagents-delegations@eeas.europa.eu ALLOWANCE for LIVING CONDITIONS (ICV): 15% (Tunis) INSTITUTION: EEAS PROFILE OF THE POST: Administrative assistant FUNCTION GROUP: FG III POST NUMBER: 287798 Link to…
Libya remains in political deadlock
The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame expressed hope for another attempt to hold an election by June 2019 after he abandoned scheduled one for December this year, but he added that Libyans should first use a national conference early 2019 to decide on the poll’s format. Ambassador expressed himself at margins of the conference taking…
Tripoli in whirlwind of violence
The United States, France, Italy and Britain condemned what they described an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined Libyan stability would be made accountable. The confrontation resulted in closure of Tripoli airport after some rockets were fired in its direction, a spokesman for the state airline…
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