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Morocco king names new PM to end vacuum

Morocco’s king Friday appointed a new prime minister to end a political deadlock that left the North African country without a government for five months, the royal court said. King Mohammad VI named Saadeddine Othmani, a former foreign minister who belongs to the Islamist Justice and...

Shooting in Libya's Tripoli during anti-militias demo

Gunmen opened fire in the Libyan capital on Friday as hundreds of people demonstrated against the presence of militias in Tripoli, where armed groups are key power brokers, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties and the identities of the gunmen were not clear, but the...

Morocco says arrests 15 for ISIS links

Moroccan authorities said on Friday they had arrested 15 people suspected of ties with ISIS in the latest raid officials say targetted militant networks. The suspects had been active in Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangiers, and Agadir, among other cities, and were involved in inciting or...

Libya ex-PM wounded in Tripoli clashes

Libya's former prime minister Khalifa Ghweil was wounded in heavy fighting in the capital Tripoli Wednesday but his injuries are not life threatening, sources close to him said. Militia loyal to the ex-premier exchanged artillery fire with forces of the U.N.-backed government for several...