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Sahara: Arab Journalists Union Reaffirms Backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan and Territorial Integrity

The Union of Arab Journalists has reaffirmed strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered the Sahara under its sovereignty and reiterated its steadfast backing for the Kingdom’s territorial integrity against plots of division and separatism. In a statement released following its meeting held June 17-18 in Baghdad, the Union said the Moroccan Autonomy Plan offers […]

The Shift to a Multi-polar Global Economy: Are We Prepared to Handle It?

The National Intelligence Council’s (NIC) report ‘Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds’ has outlined three global trajectories, or development in the interactions among world’s states, during the next 15-20 years. Under the ‘Reverse Engines’ scenario, mercantilism and protectionism could lead economic globalization to go into reverse, constraining technological breakthroughs required to manage scarce global resources. The […]

Sudan: Ousted president Bashir in court over corruption charges

Former president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir is appearing this Monday before court in the capital Khartoum where he is facing corruption charges.   Bashir was forced out of power in April when security forces withdrew their support for his regime after months of popular protests. He was charged in June with illicit possession of foreign […]