Sudan has confirmed that plans for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa, on the Red Sea coast, will move forward, signaling a significant shift in the region’s geo-strategic balance. The announcement came after Sudanese foreign minister Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif met with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on 12 February. The […]
The United States made it clear that independence is not an option for settling the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, writes the US widely-circulated daily, The Wall Street Journal. In a story by its special envoy Dion Nissenbaum published Sunday, the US daily notes that US officials who are closely following discussions on the Sahara […]
A five-member terrorist cell supporting Daesh terrorist organization was dismantled this Friday by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), an offshoot of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspects, aged between 22 and 46, were arrested for their alleged involvement in preparing the execution of terrorist plans aimed at seriously undermining public […]
