Antonio Guterres

Tunisian opposition leader victim of acid attack

Abdellatif Mekki, a former health minister and leader of the opposition group Action and Achievement, was hospitalized after suffering burns due to an acid attack. Mekki suffered burns in his eyes and neck after he was attacked by a neighbor in his home, his party said. Mekki’s complaints following threats by his neighbor were not […]

Morocco Hosts Conference on Arab Inclusive Growth & Job Creation

The city of Marrakech will host next Jan.29-30 an international conference on promoting higher economic growth, job creation, and inclusiveness in the Arab World. Building on the 2014 Amman conference “Building the Future”, which highlighted the need for growth to generate jobs and for its benefits to be shared more widely, the 2018 Marrakech conference […]

Al-Sisi to make maiden visit to Turkey on July 27 as ties upgrade

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi will make his first ever visit as leader to Turkey on July 27 amid improvement of ties between the two countries, reports say. During the visit, Al-Sisi will meet with Erdogan to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional developments, the reports add. The upcoming visit is coming amid an outstanding […]