Jubilation in Mauritania after Morocco clears Guerguarat crossing

Mauritanians welcomed the intervention of Morocco to clear the Guerguarat crossing where the Polisario has prevented the flow of commercial and passenger traffic for more than 20 days. Different Mauritania media outlets described the clearing of the crossing as the end of an economic blockade imposed by the Polisario in total disregard for the interest […]

Libyan Strife: Attack on Airbase Kills 141 Soldiers Loyal to Gen. Haftar

An attack on an airbase in southern Libya killed 141, mostly soldiers within the ranks of General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), media reports said. A spokesperson for the LNA confirmed the death toll of the attack at Brak Al-Shati air base, which was believed to be perpetrated by troops loyal to the UN-backed […]

Egypt to pull out from planned Arab NATO-style force

Egypt Wednesday informed the United States it was withdrawing from the US-led military NATO-style initiative being planned in the Arab world in view of countering Iran’s influence in the region. Egypt’s decision was revealed a day after President Fattah al-Sisi visited US leader Donald Trump in the White House. The withdrawal deals a blow to […]