Libya: Haftar Holds Secret Meeting with Israel

Head of Libya’s unrecognized Libyan National Army (LNA) recently held a secret and lengthy meeting with a high-ranking Israeli intelligence officer, reports say citing a source close to the east-based warlord. The establishment of an Israeli intelligence base in southern Libya has reportedly been discussed at the meeting. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s meeting with the […]

The Fed Up, the ECB Down: Time to Endow the ECB with a Level Playing Field

After years of loose monetary policy, with 0.5 percent interest rate and three consecutive waves of quantitative easing (QE), including buying US$ 85 billion per month of Treasury bonds (T-bonds), Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Fed’s board of governors, announced in May the Fed’s intention to commence tapering its asset purchase program. The Fed’s […]

Morocco’s King represented at investiture ceremony of Türkiye’s President-elect

King Mohammed VI was represented this Saturday in Ankara at the investiture ceremony of the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was re-elected to the helm of the state for a third term. The Sovereign was represented by Speaker of the lower house of the Moroccan Parliament Rachid Talbi Alami. In an earlier congratulations […]