Tunisia calls for migrant crisis task force
By James Mackenzie VALLETTA (Reuters) – Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki called on...
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Month: October 2012
49 police hurt in Djerba clashes
TUNIS (AFP) – Forty-nine policemen were injured in clashes with demonstrators protesting against the reopening of a rubbish dump on Tunisia’s tourist island of Djerba on Saturday, an interior ministry spokesman told...
Read MoreThe Ultimate Road Trip (Part 1): Monkeys, Sahara and More
A trip to central and south Morocco. Monkeys, pre-Sahara, Middle Atlas Azrou and a stormy sky over Midelt. “What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks...
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Citing U.S. Fears, Arab Allies Limit Syrian Rebel Aid
By ROBERT F. WORTH RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — For months, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been funneling...
Read MoreEx-Algeria president Bendjedid dies
ALGIERS (AFP) – Algeria’s former long-time president Chadli Bendjedid, acclaimed for having introduced democracy to government institutions, died of cancer on Saturday aged 83, the APS news agency reported. Eight...
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