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βMoroccoβs Gen Z protests: Why violence entered the chat
πͺLibya suffers more clashes between armed factions in Zawiya
πAlgerian Minister decries foreign interference in Libya
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06.10.2025 15:31 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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 π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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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Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara gains global support: On September 22nd, as world leaders are currently in New York City for the UNβs General Debate, Paraguay has recognised Moroccoβs sovereignty over the Western Sahara . . .
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03.10.2025 15:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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 π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Inside our FREE pdf magazine:
π‘οΈLibyan armed groups clash near Tripoli amid fragile security deal
πͺ Six extremists killed near Tunisian border by Algerian army
π Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara gains global support
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03.10.2025 15:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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 π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Libya: Timeline for UN roadmap βunlikely but not impossibleβ
βLibyaβs 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 π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Algeria backs UN mediation in Western Sahara as talks near: Algeriaβs Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf met with the UN Secretary-Generalβs Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, as preparations begin . . .
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24.09.2025 15:16 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Doha summit forces Morocco to confront its Israel relations:
Qatarβs 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 π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Inside our FREE pdf Magazine:
πDoha summit forces Morocco to confront its Israel relations
πAlgeria backs UN mediation in Western Sahara as talks near
π€Agreement reached between Libya government and militia force
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24.09.2025 15:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Inside our FREE magazine, Maghrebi Week:
βοΈ Ibtissam Lachgar: the Moroccan
feminist defying conservatism
π« UN appeals to Libya authorities to stop enforced disappearance
βοΈJournalist remains behind bars amid Paris-Algiers backsliding
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09.09.2025 15:08 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Inside our FREE pdf magazine, Maghrebi Week:
βTunisia rights groups decry latest
limiting of freedoms
βοΈ Algerian commitment to womenβs
rights sparks controversy
βοΈLibyaβs rival governments continue repressive actions
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01.09.2025 15:19 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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?
- Tunisiaβs UGTT union in direct clash with President Saied
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24.08.2025 16:32 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
In this week's FREE pdf magazine:
π‘Algeria: Can one boring Frenchman topple Tebboune's regime?
πLibya: The future of migration in a fractured state
π Two years later, Moroccoβs earthquake survivors are still homeless
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