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Cost of “Non-Maghreb”, exorbitant for North Africa

The countries of the Maghreb set up in February 1989 a union that was designed to be a milestone in promoting inter-Maghreban relations on the political, economic, cultural and social scales. More than twenty years after the Arab Maghreb Union, also known by its French acronym as UMA, came into being, little has been achieved […]

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Gaddafi’s former spy chief arrested, son’s trial postponed

The extradition last week of Gaddafi’s former spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, from Mauritania to Libya has postponed the trial of ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, that was due to start this September. According to Libyan officials, Saif al-Islam’s trial has been delayed for at least five months as Senussi could provide more evidence which […]