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Morocco: Woman to walk free after more than 3 years in prison over religious viewsF

A dual Moroccan-Italian citizen jailed for three and a half years for "insulting Islam" will walk free Monday after a court gave her a suspended two-month jail term, a rights group said. "She will be leaving prison Monday evening," a member of Morocco's Association of...
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International: Chaos in LebanonF

By Ibrahim Chalhoub with Hashem Osseiran in Beirut: A fuel tank explosion in Lebanon killed 28 people and injured 80 on Sunday as a crowd clamoured for petrol, authorities and medics said, the latest catastrophe to spark outrage in the crisis-hit country. The tragedy...
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Algerian Sahara: Unemployment and poverty riots erupt around Algeria’s southern oil and gas hubsF

There has been escalating unrest in several localities in the northeast Algerian Sahara. The oil hubs of  Ouargla, Hassi Messaoud, El Menea and Touggourt have been the most affected by riots of unemployed youths for about one week. Young protesters released their...
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Egyptian law to punish state employees who show dissenting viewsF

Egypt's parliament Monday authorised the dismissal of public workers listed as government opponents and "terrorists", after a string of deadly rail accidents blamed on the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, lawmakers said. The legislation stipulates that all public...
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