Bangladesh will ramp up digital surveillance

Critics are demanding a rethink on the Digital Security Act, but the government is holding firm

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Libya unity government will probably prolong its term

With the handover of power from rival administrations complete, Libya now has its first united government since 2014

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An uneasy balance with Moscow, Tehran and Ankara challenges the new US president’s counterterrorism focus

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Liberians have sent a strong message of disapproval of the president’s administration

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A crackdown on the opposition in exile is intensifying amid the consolidation of the president's domestic control

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Concerns over possible retaliation for the killing of a nuclear scientist have raised Middle East tensions

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A prominent critic of the military commander who controls eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, was murdered in broad daylight

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Multiple murders of emigre dissidents in EU states are rarely traced back to their sponsors

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Pro-Iranian fighters are firmly entrenched in many government bodies

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Damascus is bringing in troops after nine policemen were killed in the restive southern province

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