North Africa
Moroccan women protest reactionary PM
Moroccan women protested to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane after he gave a speech urging women to stay at home and not work jobs.
Tag: North Africa
North Africa
Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, accused mastermind in the 2012 attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, made his first court appearance in Washington DC, where he pleaded not guilty.
North Africa
Women’s rights advocate assassinated in Benghazi
Women's rights activist and attorney Salwa Bughaigis was assassinated at her home in Benghazi hours after she defied threats by voting in Libya's general election.
North Africa
US captures alleged Benghazi attack ringleader
US military forces conducted a secret operation in Libya, capturing Ahmed Abu Khatallah, alleged mastermind of the September 2012 attack on the consulate in Benghazi.
North Africa
ICC rules it may prosecute Qaddafi son
The International Criminal Court ruled that the case against Saif al-Islam Qaddafi may proceed in the ICC and that Libya must immediately surrender him to The Hague.
North Africa
Battles in Benghazi as general goes unilateral
Heavy fighting broke out in Benghazi as forces led by Gen. Khalifa Hafter attacked an alliance of Islamist militias—a move disavowed by Libya's central government in Tripoli.
North Africa
Qaddafi appears for trial via video conference
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi appeared for his trial via video conferencing, as he continues to be held in Zintan by a militia—in violation of international legal norms.
North Africa
Algeria: Berbers join call for election boycott
The Berber "provisional government" in the eastern mountains of Kabylie has joined calls by Algeria's opposition for a boycott of this week's presidential election.
North Africa
Calls for intervention against Libya insurgents
Libyan authorities are calling for foreign intervention against terrorists after a car bomb at a Benghazi military academy left eight soldiers dead and 20 wounded.
North Africa
Libya: North Korea oil export to spark civil war?
Pressure is mounting on Tripoli to act against "federalist" rebels in Cyrenaica after they allowed a North Korean-flagged tanker to ship from a port under their control.
North Africa
Saadi Qaddafi extradited from Niger to Libya
Saadi Qaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, was extradited from Niger back to Libya to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his father's rule.
North Africa
Libya: parliament, oil-field targeted by protesters
Libya's parliament moved to a Tripoli hotel after armed demonstrators stormed the building, while a key oil-field remains under occupation by Tuareg protesters.