Youth | 2013-07-24Drug use climbs among Tunisian students
About half of all Tunis teenagers admitted to using some type of controlled substance. Some Tunisian experts blame the drug problem on security weaknesses and regional instability. |
Terrorism | 2013-07-24Jebel Chaambi operations continue
Tunisian troops continue to hunt down al-Qaeda-linked terrorists along the Algerian border. |
Security | 2013-07-24Tunisia to deport Mauritanian extremist
Ansar al-Sharia’s growing presence in the Maghreb requires close security co-operation between nations, experts say. |
Politics | 2013-07-24Morocco monarch accepts resignations
Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Tuesday (July 23rd) officially accepted the resignation of the five Istiqlal party ministers, Yabiladi.com reported…. |
Terrorism | 2013-07-24Rocket attack targets Tripoli hotel
A rocket targeted the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday (July 23rd), Libya Herald reported. The rocket missed its mark, striking a nearby buildin… |
Terrorism | 2013-07-24Bouira blast kills forest guards
Two forest rangers died and two others were injured Tuesday (July 23rd) in a bomb explosion west of Bouira, Tout sur l’Algerie reported…. |
Protests | 2013-07-24Jobless Libyans block oil exports
Oil exports from Libya’s Zueitina port have been blocked for the last seven days by job seekers who broke into the facility, Pana reported on Tuesday… |