Tag: North Africa
Morocco: 4 arrested for links to alleged IS attack plot
RABAT, Morocco — Special agents in eastern Morocco on Thursday arrested four suspected Islamic State-linked extremists who were allegedly assigned to attack a military...
EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities
CAIRO — The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
France to reopen Libyan embassy, support interim government
PARIS — France will reopen its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli next week in a gesture of support to the conflict-ravaged country's interim government,...
Chad disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying
CAIRO — Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.
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Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89
CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...
Canary Islands: 2-year-old rescued from migrant boat dies
BARCELONA, Spain — A 2-year-old girl from Mali who was rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands and hospitalized in critical condition...
Italian minister meets Libya’s new Tripoli government
CAIRO — Italy’s top diplomat on Sunday became the most senior western official to travel to Libya after an interim government took power in...
UN report documents mass violations of Libya arms embargo
CAIRO — A U.N. report has sketched a grim picture of conflict-wrecked Libya, accusing several foreign governments of turning the oil-rich country into a...
Turkey asks Brotherhood TVs to dim criticism of Egypt
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have asked three Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels to soften their critical political coverage of Egypt’s government, as Turkey...
