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Tunisia: Lawmakers slam the 2015 supplementary finance bill

Tunisian lawmakers have criticized at a plenary session the 2015 supplementary finance bill saying that is does not match the aspirations of the Tunisian people. While the majority of Tunisian lawmakers threw their support behind the anti-terrorist bill last week, the MPs were very critical of the supplementary finance bill discussed at a parliamentary plenary […]

Libya: Doha and Cairo tussle over Libya, diplomatic ties still fragile

The killing of Egyptian nationals by a Libyan extremist group affiliated to the Islamic State was followed by bombings from Egypt on their alleged positions in Libya. The incidents have however turned out to be a diplomatic row between Qatar and Egypt after an Egyptian diplomat accused Doha of supporting terrorism in a dispute over […]

Morocco: Six ISIS loyalists nabbed near Marrakech

Moroccan security forces have arrested in two separate operations six supporters of the Islamic state group (ISIS) in Safi, near the city of Marrakech. Three men, including a 20-year old who is member of the international terror group, were nabbed by Royal Gendarmerie forces in the first operation, conducted on the basis of intelligence provided […]