Libya contemplates seizure of Zambia’s international assets over $380-million debt

Libya’s telecommunications investor LAP GreenN, controlled by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is considering seizure of Zambia’s international asset in a bid to recoup $380 million that Southern African country owes it.   The debt, LAP GreenN notes, dates back to Zambia’s nationalization of Zamtel in 2012, a year after LAP GreenN bought […]

Egypt reaffirms water security as strategic imperative, champions Nile basin development

Egypt has reaffirmed that safeguarding the nation’s water security remains a foremost national priority, while calling for collaboration and shared prosperity with all Nile Basin states. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam underscored on August 14 that Egypt’s water interests and its neighbors’ development ambitions are compatible, provided […]

Israel: Netanyahu Ready to Support Two-state Solution?

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday agreed that peace between Palestinians and Israelis can only be achieved if both parties agree to talk and accept the two-state solution. “Peace won’t come through UN Security Council resolutions but through direct negotiations between the parties. The best formula for achieving peace remains two states for two peoples in […]