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Tunisian president accuses lobby groups of creating crises

Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused lobby groups of working clandestinely to create crises in the North African country for staying in power. “I know who stirs up the street and provokes crises to stay in power," Saied said during a meeting on Friday with Prime Minister Hichem...

Algeria: Big, volatile and oil dependent

Here are some key facts about Algeria, a North African country of 44 million which was voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since a popular uprising swept its longtime president from power in 2019. - Africa's biggest country - Algeria is Africa's biggest country, although...

Algeria prepares for election amid strict health measures

Millions of Algerian voters will cast ballot in the country’s parliamentary elections on June 12 amid strict safety measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The vote will be the second since the outbreak of the virus in the North African nation after holding a...

UN chief: Foreign fighters in Libya are violating cease-fire

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief said foreign fighters and mercenaries remain in Libya in violation of last October’s cease-fire agreement and called for their withdrawal and an end to violations of the U.N. arms embargo, saying these are “critical elements” for lasting peace in the...