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Libya: Parliament searching for Zeidan replacement

Despite the uncertainty over those behind the kidnapping of Prime Minister Zeidan, the head of Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood said that the kidnapping could be justified by the Prime Minister’s actions and ought him to resign from power. Zeidan has stated that political parties played a role in what he called a failed coup d’état. Speaking […]

King Mohammed VI receives three newly-appointed members of the Supreme Council of Judicial Power

King Mohammed VI, President of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ), received three new members of the Council at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Monday. These are Hicham Balaoui, appointed by the Sovereign as Prosecutor General of the King at the Court of Cassation and head of the Public Prosecution Office; Hassan […]

Tunisia: Twelve years in prison for presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel

Ayachi Zammel, a candidate in Tunisia’s presidential election scheduled for Sunday October 6, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. The sentence adds to two other recent verdicts, but “he remains in the running for the ballot”, his lawyer said on Tuesday October 1. These new convictions come just five days before an election […]