Africa: Addis Ababa Accuses Cairo of Supporting Rebellion

The Ethiopian government on Monday accused Cairo of providing support to rebellious Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). Getachew Reda, Ethiopian Government spokesman and Minister of communication was flatly clear: “We know for a fact that the terrorist group OLF is receiving Read more

Lebanon: Maronite Patriarch Wants Clear, Frank Political Actions

After he slammed the package deal proposed by Speaker Nabih Berri as unacceptable to any presidential candidate who “has dignity”, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi lamented, in his Sunday sermon, that the “two years and five months of destructive presidential void” Read more

Western Sahara: Gulf Countries Renew Backing to Morocco’s Sovereignty & Territorial Integrity

Members of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) led by Saudi Arabia Friday in New York rallied behind Morocco and vowed to oppose any attempt seeking to undermine the North African country’s territorial integrity, referring to manoeuvers to harm Morocco’s sovereignty over Read more

Morocco : Legislative Polls Unveil Bi-Polar Political Landscape

The legislatives elections held on Friday October 7 in Morocco have unveiled a dramatic change in the country’s political landscape with the emergence of two ideologically different poles: a moderate Islamist, conservative trend embodied by the incumbent Justice and Development Read more

Morocco-Elections: Islamist PJD First, Modernist PAM Second, According to Preliminary Results

Morocco’s moderate Islamists of “Justice and Development Party (PJD) have won 99 out of the 395 seats of the House of Representatives, according to official preliminary results. With 90 pc of the votes counted, the ruling party of head of Read more

Libya: UN Authorizes EU Intervention, Libya Rejects Refugee City Plan

The UN Security Council authorized the European Union (EU) and individual countries “to disrupt the organized criminal enterprises engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking (from Libya to Europe) and prevent loss of life.” The resolution, adopted on Thursday with Read more

Middle East: Team from Hague-Based Criminal Court to Visit Israel & Palestine

A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected in the Palestinian territories as well as in Israel to discuss with leaders on both sides and to educate populations on the court’s work, two years after the Gaza-Israel war. Read more