Sinking Susan Rice’s Nomination: What It Could Mean for the U.S. North Africa Policy

When Susan Rice withdrew her name from the consideration for nomination for Secretary of State, she did so largely to save the White House from a costly political fight. Over the previous weeks, Senators John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, and Lindsay Graham had attacked her vigorously for not calling the attack on the US consulate in […]

Bayt Mal Alqods Acharif Agency provides hospitals in occupied Jerusalem with medicines, biomedical equipment

The Bayt Mal Alqods Acharif Agency has sent medical supplies and equipment to hospitals in occupied Al Quds to support victims of the ongoing crisis in the holy city. The agency, chaired by King Mohammed VI through the Al-Quds Committee and operating as an affiliate of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said in a […]

Zimbabwe: US blacklists 2 top officials over human rights abuse

The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister and the country’s ambassador to Tanzania over human rights abuses.   Owen Ncube, Zimbabwe’s state security minister, was blacklisted over accusations that he ordered security services to abduct and mistreat members of the opposition group, the Treasury Department said in a statement. […]