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Morocco becomes observer member of Andean Community

Morocco has become an observer of the Andean Community of Nations, a free trade area mustering Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The Kingdom is the first Arab and African country to gain such a status, which enables it to enhance its presence in Latin America. The decision was made during the 20th meeting of the […]

Sahel policy needs revision after Europe failed to bolster democracy there — EU’s top diplomat

Despite the €600 million spent by the European Union on training security personnel in the Sahel, the countries in the region had “failed to bolster democracy,” the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell has admitted in the wake of a series of recent coups, the latest of which were in Niger and Gabon. Speaking at […]

Israel is winning the war in Gaza as Western and Arab media succumb to its latest weapon: the perceived truth

When Tony Blair was photographed recently with the new Egyptian president Mr Sisi, many of us in the press gallery wondered if we were witnessing a new dawn of Arabic leaders embracing bold new media skills. You might have pondered in recent days how it is that the whole world seems to accept Israel’s bombardment […]