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Italy rebuffs Haftar’s blackmail for Italian fishermen’s release

Italy Wednesday said it will not accept blackmail for the release of several Italian fishermen arrested early this month by Libyan eastern forces aligned with rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar. Foreign minister of the European country Luigi di Maio told local media that the cabinet will hold a meeting to discuss the issue of the 18 […]

“Innocence of the Muslims” : Trigger Movie in the “Arab Spring”?

Did the movie Innocence of the Muslims cast a shadow on the romanticism of the Arab Spring? This amateur production was the work of an Egyptian Coptic who evidently drew a satirical picture of Muhammad. The movie was barely watched when its 14-minute “trailer” was first uploaded to You Tube in June. But then a […]

Algeria: Bouteflika clan hands 5 year sentence in prison to former head of counter-terrorism agency

Former head of the Algerian counter-terrorism agency General Hassan was handed a five-year prison sentence by a military court in a behind closed doors trial. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, known as General Hassan, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of destroying documents and disobeying military orders. Gen. Hassan headed successfully the Algerian counter-terrorism department […]