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Middle East News Editor at https://Maghrebi.org, a non-partisan MENA news site

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Inside our FREE pdf magazine . . .

✊Morocco’s Gen Z protests: Why violence entered the chat

πŸͺ–Libya suffers more clashes between armed factions in Zawiya

🌍Algerian Minister decries foreign interference in Libya

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06.10.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots to delve into in the MENA region . . . from a clash between Libyan armed groups, to the killing of armed militants by the Algerian Army, the case for Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara and the abuse of refugees in Libya.

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03.10.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Refugees experience widespread abuse in Libyan detention centres: The aid organisation, Refugees in Libya, have expressed dismay at the horrific conditions experienced by Libyan refugees and asylum seekers . . .

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03.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara gains global support: On September 22nd, as world leaders are currently in New York City for the UN’s General Debate, Paraguay has recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara . . .

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03.10.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six extremists killed near Tunisian border by Algerian army: Six armed militants were killed by the Algerian defence ministry in an army raid close to the Tunisian border on 24th September . . .

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03.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Libyan armed groups clash near Tripoli amid fragile security deal: Rival armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) clashed in Janzour, west of Tripoli . . .

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03.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside our FREE pdf magazine:

πŸ›‘οΈLibyan armed groups clash near Tripoli amid fragile security deal

πŸͺ– Six extremists killed near Tunisian border by Algerian army

🌎 Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara gains global support

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03.10.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots to delve into in the MENA region recently, from the Doha summit, UN mediation in the Western Sahara dispute, a crucial agreement in Libya and a certain UN roadmap . . .

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25.09.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Libya: Timeline for UN roadmap β€œunlikely but not impossible”

β€œLibya’s decades-long fragmentation, repeated failures to hold credible ballots, and the power of armed groups on the ground make that timeline optimistic"

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24.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Agreement reached between Libya government and militia force: An unlikely agreement has been reached between the UN-backed, Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) and the Special Deterrence Forces known as Rada . . .

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24.09.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Algeria backs UN mediation in Western Sahara as talks near: Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf met with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, as preparations begin . . .

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24.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doha summit forces Morocco to confront its Israel relations:
Qatar’s emergency meeting might have ignited the dormant defiance of the Arab world in terms of their relations with Israel, but for Morocco, the question remains . . .

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24.09.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside our FREE pdf Magazine:

🌎Doha summit forces Morocco to confront its Israel relations

🌐Algeria backs UN mediation in Western Sahara as talks near

🀝Agreement reached between Libya government and militia force

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24.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside our FREE magazine, Maghrebi Week:

♀️ Ibtissam Lachgar: the Moroccan
feminist defying conservatism

🚫 UN appeals to Libya authorities to stop enforced disappearance

⛓️Journalist remains behind bars amid Paris-Algiers backsliding

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09.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside our FREE pdf magazine, Maghrebi Week:

✊Tunisia rights groups decry latest
limiting of freedoms

♀️ Algerian commitment to women’s
rights sparks controversy

⛓️Libya’s rival governments continue repressive actions

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01.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the latest edition of this week's FREE pdf magazine:

- Moroccan youth facing addiction,
unemployment, and exclusion

- Algeria: exchanging shale gas for Western Sahara?

- Tunisia’s UGTT union in direct clash with President Saied

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24.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this week's FREE pdf magazine:

πŸ“‘Algeria: Can one boring Frenchman topple Tebboune's regime?

🌍Libya: The future of migration in a fractured state

🏠Two years later, Morocco’s earthquake survivors are still homeless

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03.08.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incident at Gaza aid centre killed at least 21, Red Cross says A south Gaza Red Cross field hospital had a large influx of people who sustained shrapnel or gunshot wounds, following conflicting reports

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03.06.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Syria: Militia groups sanctioned over violence against Alawites The EU on May 28th imposed sanctions on three Syrian militia groups as well as two of their leaders over human rights abuses for their

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Sudan falls deeper into crisis as cholera outbreak kills 70 At least 70 people have died from cholera in the capital of Sudan within 48 hours, health officials confirmed on May 29th, according to

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Sudanese PM dissolves interim government The Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris dissolved the country’s caretaker government, Middle East Monitor via Reuters reported on June 2nd.

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03.06.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Damning agency report could bring US-Iran nuclear talks to an end With the US-Iran nuclear talks underway, an IAEA report has surfaced that Tehran is stockpiling uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.

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Syria's Kurdish commander eyes stronger ties with Turkey The commander of Kurdish forces which run the northeast of Syria announced on May 31st that his group is in talks with Turkey and that he is

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03.06.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At least 15 killed by Israeli fire near aid centre in south Gaza At least 15 people were killed by the Israeli military near an aid centre on June 3rd in south Gaza, as the war continues to devastate the

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French anti-terror prosecutor probes into Tunisian national killing France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office is considering whether the killing of a Tunisian national in the European nation was a racially

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03.06.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US supports Syria's plan to bring foreign fighters into army The Trump administration has supported the Syrian government's plan to bring in ex-rebel and foreign fighters into Syria's army, The New Arab

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03.06.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK's Starmer raises the alarm as Gaza crisis deepens UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the Gaza crisis is worsening rapidly, Middle East EyeΒ via Reuters reported on June 2nd.

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03.06.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia eyes victory in Ukraine peace talks, security official says The purpose of Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations was to solidify an immediate Russian victory, Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said

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03.06.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Secretary of State says visas of terrorists will be terminated Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State on June 2nd said that terrorists in the US will have their visas terminated following a Colorado attack

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03.06.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK and France warned against recognising Palestinian state by the US The UK and France have been warned to not recognise a Palestinian state by the US, as France had been preparing to do so at a UN conference

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