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The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) received a heavy blow after it failed to obtain the confidence of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) in a vote held on Monday. The Presidency Council (PC) was approved under condition that Read more
Egypt and Russia have agreed on a roadmap to resume direct flights, suspended by President Putin following the October 2015 air crash of a Russian airplane that killed all 224 onboard. Egyptian civil aviation minister Sherif Fathy said the agreement Read more
Two senior officials of an Islamist movement have been caught Saturday at dawn in the very act of adultery. The two individuals, holding the positions of first and second Vice-President of the Unicity and Reform Movement (MUR,) the religious and Read more
Tehran unveiled its first locally made long-range air defense missile system during the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) in the presence of President Rouhani. The system baptized Bavar-373 is designed to neutralize flying objects like drones, missiles and combat aircrafts. Read more
Tunisia’s Islamist party and largest group in the parliament Sunday indicated it has reservations on nominated Prime Minister’s unity government line-up. Ennahda counts 69 members in the 217-seat Parliament. The party’s supreme institution, the Shura Council, met Sunday and stopped Read more
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra Sunday made a surprising statement saying that Algeria was eager to upgrade cooperation with regional rival, Morocco, in all domains. Analysts were surprised by the statement as Ramtane Lamamra is known for his staunch support Read more
Egypt’s President Abdel fattah al-Sisi has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to host direct talks between Israel and Palestine as part of efforts to end the long standing conflict between the two parties. al-Sisi made the remarks Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco condemned Saturday all forms of terrorism and those who kill innocent people in the name of Islam, saying the Islamic religion does not permit the slaying of innocent people or any kind of suicide for Read more
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 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