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| Security | 2013-08-16 Morocco presses for Maghreb integration Supporters of the Maghreb Union project say Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Mauritania would reap economic and security dividends. |  
| Terrorism | 2013-08-16 Al-Qaeda loyalists frighten Derna residents Residents of the Libyan city of Derna call for the increased presence of security forces. |  
| Politics | 2013-08-16 Tawergha-Misrata stalemate continues Without a transitional justice law and national reconciliation in Libya, the conflict between Tawergha and Misrata remains unresolved. |  
| Crime & Justice | 2013-08-16 Former minister charged in Sonatrach corruption case Algerian authorities are pressing ahead with charges in the latest oil bribery scandal. |  
| Elections | 2013-08-16 Keita named new Mali president Former Malian Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential poll, national television announced on Thur… |  
| Terrorism | 2013-08-16 Tunisia arrests female terror suspects Tunisian police on Thursday (August 15th) arrested “two girls in niqab” in the Kasserine town of Hay Ezzouhour, Tunisie Numerique reported. The women… |  
| Security | 2013-08-16 Algeria border town clashes end Bordj Badji-Mokhtar is calm, following local mediation efforts and the intervention of Algerian riot police, APS reported on Friday (August 16th). Cl… |  
| Human Rights | 2013-08-16 ‘Amina’ posts new topless photo A fortnight after her release from prison, 19-year-old Tunisian feminist Amina Sboui posted a new topless photo, Tunisia Live reported on Thursday (A… |  
| Terrorism | 2013-08-16 Extremists exploit Sahel unrest “Political differences were already paralysing the Maghreb,” says writer and terrorism analyst Isselmou Ould Mustapha. “The revolutions did the rest.” |  |