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HRW accuses Rabat of using jail threat to silence critics

Human rights groups called Wednesday for the release of at least 10 Moroccan citizens arrested and prosecuted over the past five months who "did nothing but peacefully express critical opinions". Those arrested include students, artists, citizen journalists and social media commentators,...

Libya: Haftar forces kill three civilians

Forces loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar killed at least three civilians, including two children, the UN-recognized government in Libya said Wednesday. Haftar’s militia targeted residential areas in southern Tripoli, according to forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National...

Libya rivals agree to turn truce into lasting ceasefire: UN

Representatives of the warring parties in Libya meeting in Geneva have agreed on the principle of turning their shaky truce into a lasting ceasefire, the U.N.'s Libya envoy said Tuesday. "The principle has been adopted from the first session. Now the question is what are the conditions,"...