King Mohammed VI: Africa Capable of Rising to the Challenge

King Mohammed VI of Morocco firmly believes that Africa is capable of overcoming its current development obstacles and achieving its goals of progress and prosperity by using and capitalizing on its own human and natural resources. In his speech addressed Read more

King Mohammed VI Hopes Moroccan-Algerian Solidarity Will Be Revived

King Mohammed VI voiced hope that the commitment and sincere solidarity which have always existed between the Algerian and Moroccan peoples would be rekindled so that the two neighboring countries could better defend Arab and Maghreb interests. In his speech Read more

Jordan, Russia Call for Political Settlement in Syria

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov who also doubles as President Putin’s special representative for the Middle East and Africa met with King Abdallah of Jordan on Thursday to discuss the Syrian crisis. The Russian official also met Prime Minister Read more

Yemen: Sana’a Has Fallen Militarily, MSF Leaves Yemen

The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Shura Council Othman Majli of the Hadi-led government has claimed that the capital Sana’a has fallen militarily. The minister who made the claim while speaking to al-Arabiya news channel said tribal elders Read more

Algeria: Time has Come for Output Freeze, Former OPEC Chief

As speculations increase that oil producers could reach an agreement on freezing their output levels at next month’s International Economic Forum (IEF) in Algiers, former OPEC chief and Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil said “all the conditions are set for Read more

Egypt: Army and Police Anti-Terror Cooperation Law Ratified

President Sisi on Wednesday ratified the unanimously approved law instituting cooperation between the armed forces and the police to protect public and vital facilities for a period of five years, beginning October 28. The law was inspired by a 2014 Read more

KSA: “Wage Jihad” on the House of Saud, Hamza bin Laden

Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, has called for the “overthrow” of the House of Saud describing them as “oppressive and tyrannical” rulers in an audio message that surfaced this week. The 23-year old man, described as the Read more