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Libya government disavows visit by French uprising champion

Libya's UN-recognized government has disavowed a visit by French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, a champion of the 2011 ouster of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi whose standing has plummeted since the uprising. Across Libya, the euphoria of the NATO-backed rebellion has long since faded as...

Virus adds to deep despair felt by war-weary young Arabs

At 24, Sama al-Diwani and her college sweetheart had big dreams. He was working on opening a bakery in Iraq. She was preparing to leave to England, where she would spend a year working on her masters’ degree in pharmacy. After that, they would reunite, get married and start a family....

Interior minister to form new government in Tunisia

Tunisia’s Interior Minister Hisham El-Mechishi will form the country’s government, the official news agency announced Saturday.  Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed el-Mechishi to form the government, according to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). Having no attachments to a...

Libyans to sue backers of Egypt military intervention

Libyan tribal chieftains said Saturday they will file a lawsuit against tribesmen who called for an Egyptian military intervention in Libya. "We announce the launch of lawsuits against [Libyan] citizens who claimed to represent the Libyan tribes and went to Egypt,” reads a document signed...