Libya: Rebels announce end of oil siege

New hopes of reaching an agreement with the rebels overseeing the eastern part of Libya have emerged after Ibrahim Jathran, a rebel group leader, revealed that major progress has been made in negotiations with the authorities in Tripoli. The agreement could be finalized within the next following days if “all national thinking” and “all honorable” […]

Kuwait appoints first ambassador to Iran in more than six years

Kuwait has named an ambassador to Iran more than six years after it recalled its top envoy to Tehran in solidarity with Saudi Arabia which had severed ties with the Islamic Republic in 2016. Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh handed copy of his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s foreign ministry […]

Men’s AFCON Morocco-2025 to be ‘best’ celebration of African football – CAF President

The coming men’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON), to be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, will be “the best” celebration of African football, said President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe. “The men’s AFCON is the biggest competition in African football. The next edition, hosted by […]