Shield and Alert: Maghreb Bound

Morocco: Earthquake kills hundreds of people in MarrakeshF

A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco late Friday killed more than 600 people, interior ministry figures showed, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist...
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Tunisia: President continues to weaken Islamist party Ennahdha with more arrestsF

Two leaders of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha have been arrested, the party said Wednesday, in the latest move against it by President Kais Saied's government. Ennahda was the largest party in parliament until Saied dissolved the legislature in...
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Algeria: Eight killed by floods in northwest AlgeriaF

Flooding caused by torrential rain has killed eight people in western Algeria, the country's civil defence service said on Sunday. It said the eight had been swept away by floodwaters at Tlemcen and El Bayadh on Saturday. The bodies of two women and two men, aged...
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Algeria says it was forced to shoot at jet skiers, as families plan to file complaints in French courtsF

Algeria said Sunday its security forces had opened fire this week after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop. Lawyers for two men shot dead in the incident plan to file a complaint in France. One was...
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