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By Selim Saheb Ettaba and Joris Fioriti   The last soldiers belonging to France's  Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday.  French forces have been supporting Mali against insurgents for nearly a decade,...

French troops gained an enthusiastic welcome when they entered Mali more than nine years ago to help it fight a jihadist-fuelled insurgency. On Monday, France pulled out of the country in the face of deep hostility after falling out with colonels who seized power...

Three firefighters died and two others were seriously injured in a forest fire in northern Morocco that was suspected to have been started deliberately, authorities said Tuesday. The firefighters were in a vehicle that plunged into a ravine while they were battling...

A Moroccan blogger has been sentenced to two years in prison for "offending the Muslim religion" after posts on Facebook deemed offensive to Islam, her brother told AFP on Tuesday.  Bouzza Karim said his 39-year-old sister Fatema was questioned by police on July 15...