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Ghana: Four men handed 10-year prison sentence for abducting two Canadian women

Four men have received each 10 years in prison for kidnapping back in 2019 two Canadian female volunteers in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi. The men were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping Lauren Tilly and Bailey Chittey in June 2019, state-run Ghana News Agency (GNA) said. Tilly and Chittey were in Ghana to volunteer […]

Algerian author bags prestigious IPAF prize

The 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has gone to Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui for his book ‘Spartan Court’. The Djelfa-born author was announced winner of the IPAF Tuesday in Abu Dhabi by the organizers who streamlined the ceremony due to movement restriction imposed by the UAE because of the novel coronavirus. Aissaoui receives […]

Libya: Haftar lifts blockade on oil fields & ports under guarantee of a fair distribution of revenues

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on Friday announced lifting the blockade on oil production and its export.   Hours after the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), in a statement, objected to “the politicization of the oil sector and its use as a bargaining chip for political gains,” Haftar announced in a televised speech the lifting of […]