Morocco consoles Libya over plane crash King Mohammed IV of Morocco has offered his ‘deep condolences' to the Libyan leader, Mouamar Kadhafi, over the crash of the Afriqiyah Airways plane in Tripoli Wednesday, killing 103 of the 104 people on board. In a message, King Mohammed IV expressed ‘his deep condolences and sincere feelings of compassion' to the Libyan leader and the families of the victims. Algeria allegedly kills suspected Islamist militants Security forces killed three suspected Islamic militants and captured another during an operation in a forest in eastern Algeria, local police said Saturday. Security officials surprised the suspects Friday as they emerged from their shelters in a forested part of the Jijel region, about 215 miles (350 kilometers) east of the capital, according to local police in the town of El Ancer. Tunisia takes on World Family Day Tunisia observed on Saturday the World Family Day under the theme: “The impact of migration on the family in the world.” The choice of the theme reflected the awareness of the importance of social mutations on the family in the world today. According to statistics released in 2008, there are 2,407,200 families in Tunisia. The number of Tunisians abroad was estimated at 1,089,212. Libya wins seat on UN rights council With hardly a whisper of protest by the United States, the UN General Assembly Thursday bestowed a seat in the world body's Human Rights Council to Moammar Ghadafy's Libya. Read more from this op-ed condemning US silence here. Sudan army says killed 108 Darfur rebels Sudan's army said it seized a key rebel stronghold in Darfur and killed 108 insurgents late on Friday, dealing a heavy blow to already floundering peace talks in the remote western region. BM
