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Libya: FBI investigates US ambassador's final hours

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FBI agents touch down in Libya to investigate the crime scene where the US ambassador was killed last month. Next, campaigners who had aimed to dock a ship in the Moroccan harbour of Smir, in order to offer local women safe abortions, have their plans scuppered by government authorities. Finally, we take a look at Islam Slimani, a rising star in Algerian football.

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Rome and Tripoli, business partners
04/09/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Rome and Tripoli, business partners

A reversed crusade. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi tries to convert Italians to Islam and not just any Italians. Attractive female ones. This as the colonel makes a trip to Italy to talk business with Berlusconi. France drops charges against an Algerian official arrested 2 years ago in connection with the murder of an Algerian opposition figure. And Ramadan runners, fitness fanatics don't let the holy month of fasting stop them donning their trainers.
Behind the negociations with aqim
28/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Behind the negociations with aqim

Two Spanish hostages held by al Qaeda's North African offshoot are freed. But rumours in the press that a ransom was paid lead to a burning debate on whether cash should be handed to militants. In Morocco, youngsters ignore the holy month of Ramadan. And a Kuwaiti TV station is forced to apologise. After an animated series paints a less than complimentary picture of Moroccan women. Officials say the program amounts to international slander.
Ceuta and Melilla : disputed enclaves
21/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Ceuta and Melilla : disputed enclaves

An ongoing territorial dispute between Morocco and Spain flares up and then fizzles out. Algeria's East West Highway is up and running but is not a smooth drive. And a hit with young people in Algeria. The country's first musical tackles social issues.
Ramadan: the price of fasting
14/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Ramadan: the price of fasting

As Ramadan starts, Algerians struggle as the food prices reach a high. In Libya, an Israeli photographer jailed for spying is set free. And tensions rise in the border town of Melilla as Moroccans accuse Spanish border police of racism.
Morocco: young girls as domestic slaves
07/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Morocco: young girls as domestic slaves

In Morocco, although it's technically illegal for children to work, many families take on so-called little maids to help out in the home. Some sixty thousand of them are thought to live like this, often suffering from maltreatment and without legal rights. Any money earned usually goes to the girls' fathers, and cases of torture have been reported, with the employers getting away scott free. The authorities have decided to act with a plan to give the little maids proper rights.
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