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Algeria escalates war on memory with sentence against novelist Kamal Daoud

Algerian authorities have sentenced French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud to three years in prison in absentia and fined him €35,000, in a ruling critics say epitomizes the regime’s sustained effort to suppress debate about the country’s civil war. Daoud, who won the 2024 Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, announced the verdict on his X […]

Libya: US Convinced of IS downfall in Sirte Any Time Soon

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter predicted Wednesday that the Islamic State group would be defeated very soon as Libyan forces, aided by US airpower, take on the terrorist group in its last position in the city of Sirte. “I expect that they’ll eliminate …. remaining opposition shortly,” Ash Carter told a news conference in London. […]

Covid-19: Moroccan authorities to supervise donations in kind

To prevent the spread of the coronavirus and avoid any political exploitation of food donations, Moroccan authorities have decided to supervise this operation in order to maintain public order and protect the health of citizens. Thus, philanthropists wishing to make such donations should get in touch with local authorities in their regions to arrange for […]