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Libyan court postpones former NOC chairman’s appeal for second time

The South Tripoli Court of Appeals has once again postponed its ruling on the case of former chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, to September 7, reports say. Sanalla appealed in July before the judiciary his removal from the chairmanship of the NOC by Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh. He rejected Dbeibeh’s […]

Washington Denounces Continued Human Rights Violations in Algeria

The US State Department has slammed the continued human rights violations in Algeria wherein security forces routinely detained individuals who participated in prohibited strikes or protests. Overuse of pretrial detention remained a problem in this North African country, said the US annual Human Rights Report. Although the law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, authorities sometimes […]

EU officials welcome Royal Speech, commend depth of Morocco–EU ties

Two senior officials of the European Union have welcomed the contents of the speech delivered Friday evening by King Mohammed VI and commended the depth of Morocco’s ties with the Union. In this vein, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underlined the importance of the strategic ties between Morocco and the EU. “Morocco and […]