Turkey: PKK to disarm by 21 March, Deputy PM Akdogan

Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan has called on the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) to disarm before or on 21 March and has urged imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to renew his demand for disarmament despite acknowledging that the leader’s “role is being undermined by the organization from time to time.” The Turkish government and […]

Panama Papers-Morocco: Two Listed Companies Legally Flawless

The two companies mentioned in the leaked Panama papers that were set up by Mounir Majidi, the private secretary of King Mohammed VI, are legally flawless and operated in total transparency. The statement was made by Moroccan attorney Hicham Naciri, known as the Royal Palace lawyer, following the publication by some media of the name […]

Positive spirit shown at Libya’s political dialogue, UN

A political dialogue between the rival governments in Libya was held in Ghadames and for  the first time all the invited participants attended the UN-brokered talks seeking to end the Libyan war. Bernadino Leon, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held separate meetings with the two governments before the dialogue started. […]