![[AFP/Fethi Belaid] Tunisians browse through Islamic literature outside El Fath Mosque in Tunis.](/awi/images/2013/06/18/130618Feature1Photo1-271_179.jpg)
![[Jamel Arfaoui] The event was organized by the Association ALWANE Tunisia in collaboration with Velorution and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Tunisia to raise awareness of environmental issues in Tunisia.](/awi/images/2013/06/11/130611PhotoGallery1-271_179.jpg)
Round up
Sports 2013-06-11
Maghreb sides top World Cup qualifier groups
![[Abou Tajeddine] Algeria's Islam Slimani (38', 42') and teammates exit the Porto-Novo pitch in triumph on June 9th.](/awi/images/2013/06/11/130611Feature3Photo1-190_125.jpg)
If the week-end qualifiers are any indication, the 2014 World Cup may include a team from North Africa.
![[wissamyat.blogspot.com] Nineteen-year-old blogger "Wissamyat" says Libya's new political isolation law will impede peace efforts.](/awi/images/2013/05/27/130527Feature3Photo1-190_125.jpg)
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Security 2013-06-18
Libya universities face security issues
A series of incidents at universities around Libya has prompted the government to promise better security.
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Youth 2013-06-18
Interview: X Factor champ discusses win
![[File] Moroccan singer Mouhamed Rifi wins the 2013 X Factor Arabia competition.](/awi/images/2013/06/18/130618Feature3Photo1-90_59.jpg)
Mouhamed Rifi sits down with Magharebia to discuss his path from a poor Casablanca neighbourhood to stardom.
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Sports 2013-06-17
Round up: Algerian football clubs seek female fans
![[Abdou Tajeddine] Algerian women enjoy a football match.](/awi/images/2013/06/17/130617Feature3Photo1-90_59.jpg)
USM Alger and other L1 sides are trying to break taboos and bring women to the stadiums.
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Security 2013-06-17
Renewed clashes in Benghazi
Blood continues to be spilled in Benghazi as the government struggles to assert control over Libya's second largest city.
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Culture 2013-06-17
Hip hop festival promotes stability
Organisers of the Assalamalekoum Festival celebrating new hip-hop stars hope to see the event's appeal radiate beyond Nouakchott.
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Terrorism 2013-06-16
Tunisian politicians defend army chief
Amid clashes between security forces and terrorists in Jebel Chaambi, politicians debated a call for the government to dismiss Army Chief of Staff Rachid Ammar.
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Security 2013-06-14
Libya strengthens ties to Tunisia
The Maghreb's two newest democracies are working together to foster economic growth and strengthen security.
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Politics 2013-06-14
Bouteflika appears in hospital video
Rumours about the health of the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had been swirling for weeks before a new video emerged from his Paris hospital.
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Human Rights 2013-06-14
Tunisia jails rapper Weld El 15
A Ben Arous court stunned free speech advocates by sending Tunisian rapper Ala Yaacoub to prison for a song critical of the police.
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Politics 2013-06-14
Salafists take up politics in Morocco
Five prominent salafists have linked up with the Party of Renaissance and Virtue, raising questions about the role of hard-line Islamists in Moroccan politics.
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Terrorism 2013-06-14
Reportage: Terrorism knows no border
![[AFP/Abderrazek Khlifi] Tunisian soldiers patrol the Jebel Chaambi region on June 11th, 2013. Algeria and Tunisia are sharing intelligence to secure their border.](/awi/images/2013/06/14/130614ReportagePhoto1-90_59.jpg)
As Mali terrorists move to Libya, jihadists hide along the Tunisia-Algeria border, and traffickers transit the region, joint security efforts may be the only way to avert disaster in the Maghreb.
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Spotlight
Al-Qaeda swaps Mali for Libya
![[AFP/Boureima Hama] Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou (centre), shown inspecting weapons seized in the May 23rd suicide attack, claims terrorists "moved from Mali to southern Libya".](/awi/images/2013/06/07/130607ReportagePhoto2-190_125.jpg)
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