Month: April 2016

Libya’s UN-Backed Government Takes over Several Ministries, More to Follow

Peter Mulvany

Seven ministries in Tripoli including the foreign affairs ministry were handed over to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday and Mohammed al-Ammari, a member of the Presidential Council formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA), said the Read more

Egypt: Some Commemorate Sinai liberation, Others Protest Tiran, Sanafir Islands Issue

Jaber Ali

Egyptians were out on the streets on Monday for different reasons. Celebrations organized by the Future of Homeland Party celebrated the 34th anniversary of the handing over of the Sinai Peninsula by Israel in 1982 under the 1979 Camp David Read more

Turkey Needs a Religious Constitution, Parliament Speaker

Jaber Ali

The speaker of the Turkish parliament, Ismail Kahraman, has called for the emulation of other Middle Eastern states through a constitutional reform because the word Allah does not appear in the Turkish constitution. He said as “a Muslim country”, Turkey Read more

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, a Broad Reform Plan

Peter Mulvany

Saudi Arabia will embark on a broad reform plan meant to diversify the country’s economy beyond dependence on oil exports, state media reported on Monday. The plan, known as Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, was approved Monday by the Saudi cabinet. Read more

Morocco Inks Paris Climate Change Agreement

Peter Mulvany

Morocco, host country of the 22nd United Nations Conference on climate change (COP22) scheduled in Marrakech next November 7-18, has officially signed at a high profile ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York the Paris climate change agreement sealed at Read more