North Africa – Hewitt on Europe (BBC News)
Hewitt on Europe (BBC News)
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Algeria says tightened U.S. flight checks unfair (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ALGIERS, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Algeria said on Monday a U.S. decision to subject its citizens to extra airport security checks was unjustified and discriminatory. The rules require extra security …
Senior Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
Egyptian security forces have detained senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood, sources close to the group said, calling it a crackdown on Egypt’s biggest opposition group before elections.
Algeria says tightened U.S. flight checks unfair (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Algeria said on Monday a U.S. decision to subject its citizens to extra airport security checks was unjustified and discriminatory.
Call to lift 18-year state of emergency
The head of an Algerian human rights group has called for the lifting of a state of emergency declared 18 years ago as an Islamist insurgency got under way in the country.
Black box from Lebanon plane crash found
Lebanon says it has retrieved a black box from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the sea killing 90 people, raising hopes of an answer to why the plane veered into a fierce storm.
Background Note: Libya (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Location: North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, southern border with Chad, Niger, and Sudan. Area: 1,759,540 million sq. km.
The Myth of Islamic Conquest (Middle East Online)
There is no political effectiveness growing in the Islamic communities of Europe. The growth of the religion in Europe is predominantly individualistic, and there is no popular and coherent political agenda attractive to the diverse groups of Muslims, say Sami Amghar and Patrick Haenni .
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