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Gaddafi's death: the unanswered questions

Who killed Gaddafi? Question marks hang over the death of Libya's deposed leader. Our correspondents return to his birthplace, Sirte, where he spent his final moments. Also, Ennahda's dominance of the Arab Spring's first free elections in Tunisia leaves the secular left reeling. Finally, we take a look at the Moroccan boxer who is now in jail after speaking his mind.

02/08/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Verdict in high-profile terrorism trial in Morocco creates fury

In this edition: the verdict in one of Morocco's biggest terrorism trials in recent years creates controversy; taps in Mauritania's capital are at imminent risk of running dry; and why Algerians have decided to no longer work on Saturdays.
02/08/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

In Mauritania, opposition rejects presidential election results

In this edition: In Mauritania, the opposition rejects presidential poll results; an in-depth look at Moroccan women and their involvement in politics; the Maghreb in a state of emergency as A(H1N1) virus emerges in several countries.
30/07/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Morocco celebrates a decade under King Mohammed VI

An in-depth look at the track record — from freedom of speech to the economy — of a monarch who remains a riddle for many of his subjects.
12/07/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MAGHREB

Moroccan women who work as 'mules' to live

In this edition: Moroccan women who earn their living by carrying goods on their back from Ceuta to Morocco; the latest development in the Tibéhirine monks killing in Algeria; a look aTunisia's El Jem music festival.

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omar

incongrue et regrettable j'apelle ça sauvaerie de la civilisation occidentale

my people

good for Gaddafi

Kaddafi's death

The man was actually captured after a fierce gun battle within the bowels of the Tarnunah complex with Nato special forces( south of Tripoli). The media, of course, wasn't told this because then questions would be raised as to what Kaddafi's (Japanese and Chinese) scientists were working on- advanced pharmaceuticals. Don't believe me? Do your own research.

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