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Tunisia: Three IS Propagandists Pinned down

Tunisian security forces have netted three young Tunisians suspected of promoting the Islamic state group (IS) on the island of Djerba visited by thousands of tourists, reports say. Tunisia’s tourism industry, one of the country’s top job providers, has been seriously devastated following the 2011 revolution. Signs of pick-up over the past years have been […]

Algeria sentences journalist Ihsane El-Kadi to 5 years in prison on charges of receiving foreign funds

A court in Algeria on Sunday sentenced Ihsane El-Kadi, a prominent journalist in the country, to five years in prison, accusing him of receiving foreign funds with an aim to threaten state security. In addition, the court ruled that Interface Media, which operates the news website Maghreb Emergent and Radio M station, be dissolved and […]

Sahara: Peru withdraws recognition of self-proclaimed “SADR”

The Republic of Peru decided Thursday to withdraw its recognition of the so-called “SADR” and voiced its firm support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The move deals another blow to the Polisario separatists and their Algerian supporters. It comes following a telephone conversation held […]