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Protesters, police clash in northern Morocco

Protesters clashed with security forces in Morocco's Al-Hoceima early on Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported, after more than a week of protests in the northern province. The violence broke out in the town of Imzouren after police tried to stop demonstrators from gathering, activists...

Police fire tear gas at protesters in restive Moroccan city

Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted Thursday between them and demonstrators in the Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima, epicentre of a protest movement that has shaken the northern region for months. The tear gas was fired as dozens of young people threw stones at the riot police in the alleys...

Moroccan police stifle women's protest in northern city

Moroccan authorities stifled a women's protest against official abuses and corruption on Saturday in a northern town where months of unrest has tested the North African kingdom. The protest in the town of Al-Hoceima was organised by the "Hirak" movement, which is campaigning for jobs,...

Tunisia PM warns no one safe in anti-graft 'war'

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in corruption would emerge unscathed in his government's "war" on graft. Corruption was widespread in Tunisia under longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted...