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African Parliaments: Morocco joins Executive Committee of Association of Secretaries-General

Morocco was elected member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Secretaries-General of African Parliaments (ASGAP) on the sidelines of the ongoing proceedings of the standing committees of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), held in Midrand, South Africa. With this election, which took place on the eve of the 11th Conference of Presiding Officers of […]

Tunisia: New Cabinet Team Unveiled; Early Elections Avoided

Tunisia’s Prime Minister designate Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday unveiled his new coalition government after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party. Fakhfakh said the new cabinet team, composed of 30 ministers and 2 secretaries of state, is the result of consensus between parties and parliamentary blocs involved in the consultations. The new cabinet represents […]

Egypt Bombs Daesh Positions in Libya in Retaliation for Attack against Copts

Egyptian fighter jets have stricken bases of the Islamic State (Daesh) in eastern Libya after the latter claimed the attack south of Cairo on a bus carrying Copts that left 29 dead. The Copts had been travelling to the monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 85 miles south of Cairo, when their small convoy was […]