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The autonomy proposal presented by Morocco remains the “most realistic solution” to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, according to Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rabat. It is “difficult to find a more realistic and Read more
A senior Turkish security official was in Tobruk, eastern Libya, to meet House of Representatives’ Speaker Aqila Saleh, French media Mondafrique reports. The Turkish official not named by the media, reportedly met Saleh, the political top figure of the eastern Read more
A new attack in the western province of Benishangul-Gumuz killed nearly 80 people. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, an independent body attached to the Ethiopian parliament, issued the alert. The incident took place at dawn, in the locality of Daletti, Read more
Tunisia Tuesday announced a four-day general lockdown starting from Thursday as authorities move to curb alarming covid-19 contaminations. The measure includes a nationwide curfew from 4pm to 6am, suspension of school classes until January 24, ban on all cultural events. Read more
The Egyptian parliament Tuesday elected former Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Chancellor Hanafy Ali El Gebali as its new speaker close to President Abdelfattah al-Sisi. 71-year old Gebali obtained 508 votes out of 576 to beat his Read more
A court in Jordan Tuesday handed death sentence to a man who stabbed to death eight people including four foreigners in 2019 at an ancient tourist site in the kingdom, The New Arab reports. Mustafa Abu Ruwais, 24, is sentenced Read more
Morocco and the USA have expressed this Tuesday in Rabat their shared resolve to boost their longstanding military cooperation in the same spirit of friendship, mutual understanding and shared trust biding the two states. This came during the 11th Read more
The United Arab Emirates Sunday indicated that it was willing to normalize ties with Turkey only on condition that it stops supporting outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. State minister for Foreign affairs Anwar Gargash made the announcement during an interview Read more
Qatari real estate company Diar will resume work at its New Cairo’s CityGate project after getting the approval from the New Urban Communities Authority, as the crisis between Doha and Cairo is over. Diar inaugurated last week its luxury Regis Read more
Credit Suisse has opened a new branch in Saudi Arabia to provide extra financial services in the Gulf Kingdom, after securing in 2019 local banking license for the purpose, reports say. The financial institution on Monday said it had opened Read more