Unrest Bound

Libya: Former Interior Minister Bashagha and parliament chief Aguila want to be presidentF

Libya's parliament chief, Aguila Saleh to run for presidency The speaker of Libya's eastern-based parliament, Aguila Saleh, said Wednesday he would run in next month's presidential election, after a military strongman and the son of Libya's former dictator made...
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Tunisia: General strike in Aguereb after death of resident from tear gas inhalationF

A Tunisian city held a general strike on Wednesday, after a protester died of tear gas inhalation during angry demonstrations over the reopening of a rubbish dump. Abderrazek Lacheheb, 35, died early Tuesday in Aguereb, in the Sfax region on the central coast, after...
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Libya: Saadi, son of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, released from prisonF

Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising, has been freed from jail, said the interim government.  Saadi -- the strongman's third son, now aged 47 -- was known for his playboy lifestyle and briefly...
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Tunisians confronting uncertaintyF

By Kaouther Larbi: Many people in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of Tunisia's 2011 revolution that launched the Arab Spring, see President Kais Saied's power grab as a necessary evil. But there are also fears that last month's dismissal of parliament, sacking  of the prime...
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