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Libya: Haftar forces free seized vessel with Turkish crew

Eastern Libyan forces, aligned with retired military General Khalifa Haftar, have released a vessel flying a Grenada flag with a Turkish crew seized few days ago amid tensions between eastern Libyan authorities and Ankara. The vessel arrested on Saturday off Libyan coast was allowed on Monday to resume its journey to Alexandria, Egypt, where it […]

AU rejects Sudan’s RSF-led parallel gov’t, warns of national fragmentation

The African Union (AU) has strongly rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) attempt to establish a rival government in Sudan, calling it a dangerous escalation that threatens to dismantle what remains of the country’s unity and derail peace efforts. The AU Peace and Security Council issued a firm statement, using an unusually direct language, following […]

Covid-19: 4.3 million households to receive financial aid- Finance minister

The Moroccan state will distribute aid to 4.3 million families, headed by workers in the informal sector, as the coronavirus outbreak and the measures to contain it freeze economic activity in multiple sectors pushing millions to temporary unemployment, finance minister Benchaaboun said. During the parliament question time Monday, Benchaaboun said that 2.3 million households have […]