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Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral

Tunisia will bid farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a state funeral attended by foreign leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron. Essebsi, who helped guide the North African country’s transition to democracy after the 2011...

Libyan gov't forces target Haftar-held Al-Jufra airbase

Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday targeted Al-Jufra airbase, controlled by forces based in the east of the troubled country. GNA's forces announced in a statement that the airstrike resulted in destroying a hangar used for drones and a cargo plane of forces...

15 dead as Moroccan landslide buries van, rescue fails

 Moroccan authorities say that 15 people have been killed in a landslide that buried their van under 20 meters of earth, leaving no survivors. The dead include a 6-year-old child, according to a local official at the scene of Thursday's tragedy. Heavy rainfall triggered multiple...