Essebsi & Shaath

PACE President hails Morocco’s pivotal role in fostering stable Africa-Europe relations

Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), lauded Morocco’s pivotal role in fostering stable relations between Africa and Europe. In a statement he made in Rabat on Monday, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Rousopoulos also emphasized the significant reforms spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, asserting that these […]

It’s Quasi Official: Bouteflika Candidate to his Own Succession in 2019

Algeria’s ailing President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika, in power since 1999, will be candidate to his own succession in 2019. The no-news was announced Sunday by the head of Bouteflika’s ruling National Liberation Front Djamel Ould Abbes. Outgoing President Bouteflika will be the party’s candidate at the presidential elections set for April 2019, the FLN Secretary […]

Israel: Former security chiefs lobby Netanyahu to endorse Vienna Pact

A group of Israeli ex-security commanders Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the historic deal between Iran and world powers in view of facing up “challenges” that result from the deal. The ex-security chiefs including two former heads of the Shin Bet internal security agency, Ami Ayalon and Carmi Gillon, a former […]