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Tunisian historian and Islam expert Talbi dead at 95

Mohamed Talbi, a prominent Tunisian academic and specialist on Islam, died early Monday aged 95, the country's culture ministry said. Talbi, who was born in Tunis in 1921, was one of the "founders of the modern Tunisian university" and a "great intellectual" figure, the ministry said in a...

Tunisia police clash with militants in central city

Tunisian police killed on Islamist militant and another died when he detonated his suicide explosive belt during an exchange of gunfire after a raid in the central city of Sidi Bouzid, a government official said on Sunday. Tunisia's armed forces have been cracking down militants allied to...

Egypt 'to build naval base on Eritrea's Nora island'

( The New Arab )- Egypt will open a massive new naval base in Eritrea, after the two countries reportedly signed secret agreements, members of the Eritrean opposition have claimed. Under the current proposed plans, an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 Egyptian navy crew will be deployed to Nora, a...

Morocco welcomes UN vote backing WSahara peace talks

Morocco Saturday voiced satisfaction at a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing a new peace initiative on the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Friday's vote came as U.N. military observers confirmed that Polisario Front forces, fighting for independence in Western Sahara, had...