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Turkey’s growing influence in the Maghreb, from drones to soap operasF

By Hamza Mekouar: Turkey is boosting its influence across North Africa, analysts say, intervening militarily in war-torn Libya and using "soft power", trade and investment in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. While Turkish-made drones have won battles in Libya, its soap...
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Sahel: Massacre in west Niger, hundred killed in ‘terror’ attacksF

"Terrorists" killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region, a local mayor said Sunday. The attacks on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye...
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Tunisia: Gulf monarchies are not ripping apart just Libya, they are now focused on Tunisia via their local proxies ($)F

How Ennahdha chief Ghannouchi sides with Qatar and Abir Moussi is the UAE's darling in Tunisia.  In Tunisia, two political factions have been facing each others with the aim of degrading the other. On the one hand is the Ennahdha party, known to be a champion of the...
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How Arab people’s efforts to bring democracy are undermined by online fake newsF

The incompetent Arab regimes: Opinion by Arezki Daoud Arab governments have perfected the science of fake news and deceptive propaganda. Twitter and Facebook have long been inundated with tweets and posts that have been praising regimes in the Arab world, in...
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