Gas and Guns: Crackdown on Smuggling Stirs Dissent in Tunisia
Jobless protesters who once benefited from illegal trade are a new worry to a fragile government after tightened control on smuggling routes left thousands without livelihoods
Libya
Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Israel Protest the EU: Help Our Brothers Trapped in Libya
'Without your help, our brothers face torture, disease and death' in Libya, Eritreans tell EU ambassador in a letter and protest in front of the delegation's offices in Israel
100 Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Libyan Coast, Aid Group Says
One of two boats carrying refugees from Africa reportedly deflates, sinks
Forgotten Memories of Libya's Vibrant Jewish Community
The Jewish community in Libya was cosmopolitan, prosperous and educated. The death of the author’s Tripolitanian grandmother brought back memories of a fascinating society gone forever
East Libyan Forces Launch Military Operation to Retake Key Oil Ports
Forces rapidly advancing to retake control of Libya's largest oil depot in Es Sider
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Charged Over Claims He Received Illegal Campaign Funding From Libya's Gadhafi
Investigators in France are looking into allegations that the late Libyan leader discreetly gave Sarkozy 50 million euros for his 2007 election bid
Theft, Extortion and Death: The Agonizing Stories of Refugees Israel Deported to Africa
Asylum seekers 'voluntarily' sent to Rwanda relay stories of theft, extortion, threats, imprisonment and death as they try to flee to safety in Europe
The Jew From Benghazi Who Invented the Quintessential Israeli Snack
Efraim Sa’adon, who was sent to a camp in Libya during WWII, worked for Osem for 40 years after making Aliya in 1949. Only last year did he reveal the 'secret' of how he came up with the salty snack
Benghazi Suspect Captured in Libya, in U.S. Custody
The 2012 Benghazi attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound killed 4 Americans, and contributed to criticism of Hillary Clinton during U.S. election
Not Just Kurdistan: Four Arab Countries Torn Apart by Breakaway Nations
Once rare in the Middle East, the type of informal breakup now seen in northern Iraq has become far more common in the chaos that followed the 2011 Arab Spring