North Africa
Mauritania: death sentence for blasphemy
Blogger Cheikh Ould Mohamed of Mauritania was sentenced to death for apostasy after a court convicted him of "speaking lightly of the Prophet Mohammed" on websites.
Tag: North Africa
North Africa
Libya: air-strikes on Misrata as fighting spreads
Warplanes under the command of renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar fired missiles at Misrata's rebel-held airport, as Libya's oil exports remain effectively paralyzed by civil war.
North Africa
Africa Command: ISIS in Libya
Gen. David Rodriguez, head of US Africa Command, said that ISIS has set up training camps in eastern Libya, and that the Pentagon is closely monitoring the situation.
North Africa
Benghazi: investigation finds no White House fault
The GOP-led House Intelligence Committee released a report finding that the Obama administration properly responded to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
North Africa
Libya: high court dissolves UN-backed parliament
Libya's Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the UN-backed elected parliament, which has taken refuge in Tobruk, in a victory for the "rebel" parliament in Tripoli.
North Africa
Tunisia boots jihadi ‘godfather’ Bernard Henry Levy
French philosopher Bernard Henri Levy was expelled from Tunisia following mass demonsrations that accused him of coming to the country to plot with Libyan jihadists.
North Africa
Amnesty: Libya militias committing war crimes
Rival militias in Libya are committing serious human rights abuses, including war crimes, according to a new Amnesty International report.
North Africa
UK court says Libyan can sue over rendition
A British court ruled that former Libyan rebel commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj can sue the UK government for its alleged role in his detention and rendition.
North Africa
Egypt bombs Libya —again?
Amid fierece fighting in Benghazi, AP cites unnamed "officials" as saying Egyptian warplanes have bombed Islamist positions in the eastern Libyan city.
North Africa
Libya: Sufis under attack —again
With Islamist-led militia in nearly complete control of the Libyan capital, the historic Othman Pasha Madrassa in Tripoli's Old City was vandalized by a crowd of gunmen.
North Africa
Benghazi: youth activists slain in ‘Black Friday’
In a wave of attacks known as "Black Friday," several Libyan army officers and civil activists were assassinated—including two young bloggers who advocated peace and democracy.
North Africa
AQIM renegades pledge fealty to ISIS
A new armed group calling itself the "Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria" has split from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and sworn loyalty to ISIS.