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Turkey’s spy chief meets Haftar in rare Libya visit
Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın met eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi Monday according to Turkey's
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A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday upheld a one-year prison sentence against Islamist activist Mohamed Boustati for making offensive comments about Saudi Arabia, his lawyer told AFP. Boustati, a member of the banned but tolerated Al Adl Wal Ihssane group, was arrested in February after Saudi intelligence complained about his online posts. A lower court convicted him in March. His lawyer, Mohamed Nouini, denounced the appeal court’s decision as "unjust." The case highlights Morocco’s sensitivity to diplomatic relations with Riyadh.
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