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This photo provided by the Tunisian Presidency shows Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, left, and Chief of Staff Rachid Ammar, second right, visiting military forces in Jebel Chaambi, western Tunisia and close to the Algerian border, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Tunisian Presidency)

Tunisian Army chief of staff announces resignation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The chief of staff of the Tunisian National Army, Gen. Rachid Ammar, announced his retirement on Tuesday following recent criticism of the Tunisian army’s attempts to tackle armed Salafist groups loyal to Al-Qaeda. The 67-year-old general...

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People demonstrate to demand the country’s National Congress and transitional government ensure the police and the army carry out their jobs, and that militias are dismantled, in Benghazi May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori

Libyan Islamists plan power-sharing arrangement, say sources

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 13, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sources in the Libyan parliament say prominent Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafists and the Jihadists, have been discussing the possibility of nominating candidates to share the positions of prime minister and speaker of the...