Libyan PM dismisses Oil Minister Mohammed Oun amid legal disputes

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah officially circulated a decision to dismiss Mohammed Oun from his role as Minister of Oil and Gas to the Energy Council (the Ministry of Oil, and the National Oil Corporation). In response, Oun issued a public statement on November 28, asserting that the dismissal was invalid. He revealed that […]

Six UN peace keepers wounded in IED attack in central Mali

Six UN Peace Keepers were injured Saturday by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED), the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), announced on Twitter. The mission did not provide details on the attack and the nationalities of the forces but indicated that the incidents illustrate the pervasive threat of IEDs […]

King Mohammed VI Urges Benkirane to form Government

Two senior Advisors to King Mohammed VI met Abdelilah Benkirane at the headquarters of the Head of the Government’s office where they expressed the concern of the sovereign regarding the delay in forming the new government. The Advisors, Abdellatif Mennouni and Omar Kabbage, were sent to visit Benkirane upon directives from King Mohammed VI to […]