Qatar’s candidate in the race for the post of UNESCO Director General, Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawar, Monday won the first round of elections ahead of Friday final decision. Kawar won 19 out of 58 votes outdoing French candidate Audrey Azoulay and Cairo’s candidate Moushira Khattab who got respectively 13 and 11 votes. The four […]
As France braces for hosting on Tuesday an international conference on Libya to overcome the political stalemate in the North African country, some powerful Libyan military factions oppose the French initiative. The UN-sponsored meeting will bring together key Libyan players and representatives of several countries and international organizations. The Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, General Khalifa […]
Moroccan security forces have arrested a member of Lebanese Hezbollah movement featuring on Interpol list of wanted criminals. The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) rounded the 57-year-old man upon intelligence provided by the National Security Directorate, (DGST). The Hezbollah member according to the DGST is wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization for […]
