Tunisia and Libya to cement economic and trade ties
In this edition: will the plunging price of crude oil affect Algeria? A former Tunisian diplomat behind the torture of an opposition figure's wife gets eight years in prison and a closer look at trade relations between Libya and Tunisia.
US to appoint first ambassador to Libya in 36 years
Washington will send its first ambassador to Tripoli in 36 years later this month, although the US remains hesitant to restore full relations with a nation whose leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has often acted against US interests.
Libya's new watchdog role
Some Malians are accusing Libya of being the new "border police of Europe" after several deportations of people willing to migrate to Europe. Even the official authorities of Mali are starting to express their concern.
Algeria's painful reconciliation
This week: victims of the Algerian civil war accuse the government of widespread neglect 10 years after "national reconciliation"; North African countries meet in Libya; and international football stars in Morocco for a charity game.
Court denies Lockerbie bomber plea for release due to cancer
A Scottish court rejected an appeal by the Libyan man jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people to be freed on bail because he has terminal cancer. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet Al-Megrahi was jailed in 2001.






