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UN evacuates staff from #Libya
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The #united_nations has evacuated dozens of foreign staff from its mission in Libya due to a deteriorating security situation in the North African country, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “They will return if the security situation improves,” said Samir Ghattas, spokesman for the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), without saying how many had left the country. Libya is in turmoil as the government and parliament are unable to curb militias that helped overthrow veteran ruler #Muammar_Gaddafi in 2011 but are now defying state authority. (Reuters)

#Tunisia in the Libyan tempest
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A file picture taken on April 18, 2014, shows Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attending a parliament session in #Tunis. (Photo: AFP-Fethi Belaid) A file picture taken on April 18, 2014, shows Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attending a parliament session in Tunis. (Photo: AFP-Fethi Belaid)

The latest events in #Libya put the Tunisian government in a difficult position in front of its neighbors. The painful blow to Libya’s Islamists by #General_Khalifa_Haftar, leaves Tunisia as the only country in its region with an Islamist orientation supportive of the Turkish-Qatari axis.

Anis Mansour

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#WhiteHistoryMonth: When the #FBI set-up a Chicago street gang to be tried as a terrorist organization
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Living in #Rio_de_Janeiro now, and witnessing the pacification of the favelas by Brazilian federal troops from a close(r) distance, I can’t help but think back to my faded memories of the ’war on drugs’ while growing up in the U.S. So when—in the wake of the occupation by the Army of the Maré Complex in Rio’s North Zone—I went online to read a little about the history of Rio’s gangs, I noticed some mention of populist roots in the beginnings of the #Commando_Vermelho, which is quite similar to the history of the gangs that occupied the Midwest American city I grew up in. I hit Wikipedia to refresh my knowledge of the Almighty Black P. Stone Nation—a gang whose name rings clear in my memory from (...)

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Mandela was the Last Founding Father in Africa’s Decolonization
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The death of #NELSON_MANDELA has provoked an outpouring of mourning, celebration, and commentary around the world that is unprecedented for an African leader. Glowing tributes have gushed from world leaders and major magazines and newspapers have carried special features on his extraordinary life and legacy. He has been showered with lavish praise as a […]

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#Egypt-#Libya: Public Smiles and Hidden Disagreements
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Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi (poster), rally outside the Presidential Palace protected by the Egyptian security, on November 1, 2013 in Cairo. (Photo: AFP - Gianluigi Guercia) Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi (poster), rally outside the Presidential Palace protected by the Egyptian security, on November 1, 2013 in Cairo. (Photo: AFP - (...)

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Saudi Restores Libyan Spy Chief’s Role as Global Shadow Broker
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Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on October 9, 2013, as more than two million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo: AFP -Fayez Nureldine) Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on October 9, 2013, as more than two million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo: AFP -Fayez (...)

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