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Libya: Turkey’s Erdogan not too happy that Libya’s Sarraj is apparently quittingF

What happened? The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, said he plans to step down within six weeks as part of efforts to broker a peace agreement. Libya has endured almost a decade of violent chaos since the 2011 NATO-backed...
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Algeria: Former cop who joined anti-regime protests sent to prisonF

A former Algerian policeman who joined the country's protest movement was sentenced on Thursday to two years in jail, a prisoners' rights group said. Toufik Hassani was convicted of "threatening police agents" and "divulging professional secrets on Facebook",...
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Libya: Under US pressure, version 2.0 of the UN Mission in Libya will have a ‘Special Envoy’ and a ‘Coordinator.’ As if that matters!F

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday under pressure from the United States endorsing a change in structure for its mission in Libya, which will in the future have a special envoy and a "coordinator." Thirteen of the 15 Council members voted for the...
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Algeria: Government-controlled court sentences journalist Drareni to two years in prisonF

Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was jailed for two years on appeal Tuesday, a defence lawyer said, in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom in the North African country.  Drareni, 40, has been in custody since March and was sentenced in August to three years...
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