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Third night of protests in northern Morocco

Protesters have rallied for a third night running in Morocco's city of Al-Hoceima, in a northern region of the country where there has been growing social unrest. An AFP journalist saw several hundred mainly young demonstrators gathered in two neighborhoods of the city Sunday night, chanting...

Warplanes hit Libya's Derna again

Warplanes carried out three airstrikes on the Libyan city of Derna Monday, a witness said, days after Egypt launched strikes on militant camps there against those it said were responsible for killing Egyptian Christians. On Friday, Egyptian fighter jets struck Derna just hours after masked...

Algerian minister sacked three days after appointment

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked his tourism minister Sunday days after he was appointed to the post, the presidency said, with one television channel claiming he had a criminal record. A terse statement from the presidency, carried by the APS news agency, did not say why...