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Amnesty says crackdown turns Egypt into an "open air prison" for critics
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- Published on Thursday, 20 September 2018 08:21
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Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Egypt’s government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression that had turned the country into an “open-air prison” for critics.
Algerian generals, others fired without explanation
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- Published on Thursday, 13 September 2018 10:50
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Heads have been rolling in the Algerian army, the North African nation's most respected institution, and in other security services, with generals in top posts fired - without explanation - at a rate never before seen.
The across-the-board changes, and the silence, are highlighting the opaque nature of the nation's power structure.
Since late June,…
Egyptian court orders arrest of Mubarak's sons over stock market manipulation
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- Published on Monday, 17 September 2018 10:02
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An Egyptian criminal court ordered the arrest of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s two sons on charges of stock market manipulation, state news agency MENA reported Saturday.
ISIS claims deadly attack on Libya oil company: SITE
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 September 2018 10:51
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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide attack a day earlier against the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Corporation which killed two employees, according to a US-based monitor.
Three attackers died in the assault on the NOC's offices in the Libyan capital Tripoli, IS said in a statement published by the SITE…