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Algeria protest figure acquitted, lawyer says

An Algerian court on Sunday acquitted Fodil Boumala, a key figure in a protest movement that has rocked the country for over a year, his lawyer told AFP. "He has been acquitted. He will go home today," said Zoubida Assoul, a lawyer for the accused. The prosecution had sought a year in...

U.N. envoy says Libya truce nearly broke down amid fighting

The U.N. envoy for Libya denounced Friday the near breakdown of a fragile truce between the country’s warring sides, citing a "serious violation" over the last 24 hours - attacks on the capital including an early morning shelling of Tripoli’s airport. Ghassan Salame, hosting diplomatic...

Bombardment intensifies in Tripoli despite truce

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Bombardment of the Libyan capital Tripoli intensified on Friday, residents said, as the United Nations envoy called for a return to a ceasefire agreed last month and eastern forces said they shot down several drones. Residents said the shelling was among the heaviest...