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Moroccan Novelist Laila Lalami Shortlisted for US National Book Award 2019

The novel “the other americans” by Moroccan Laila Lalami was named among the finalists vying for the prestigious US National Book Award 2019. Laila’s novel tells the story of Nora Guerraoui, a young composer born and raised in California by Moroccan immigrant parents Driss and Maryam. When Driss dies in a hit-and-run accident, Nora wants […]

Libya: PM Thani prevented from flying out for second time in less than a week

Libyan Premier Abdullah Al-Thani has been prevented Monday, for the second time in less than a week, from leaving the country as he was about to fly to Egypt for Eid holiday. Security forces close to Gen. Haftar pulled him out of his official plane at Labrag Airport. This was the fourth time, and the […]

Algeria launches manhunt after escape of its intelligence chief

Algeria’s political and security establishment is reeling from the reported escape of Nacer El Djinn, the former head of the country’s internal intelligence agency (DGSI), amid escalating internal rivalries and a broader crisis of governance. El Djinn, dismissed in May, is believed to have fled the country aboard a clandestine patera bound for Spain, accompanied […]