Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said in a briefing before the UN Security Council (UNSC) that Libya is high on her Office’s agenda. “My commitment to make Libya a priority situation in 2017 is compelled by a number of factors” such as widespread violence, lawlessness and impunity in the country, a […]
Grand Imam of al-Azhar institute, Egypt’s Sunni Islam highest authority, has taken a stand against polygamy, noting that monogamy is the rule in the holy book and that polygamy hurts women and children. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb who is considered as Egypt’s Grand Iman said those who practice polygamy understand the Koran wrongly. “Those who say […]
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to fall to 2.6% in 2019 after lower rainfall affected crops, the central bank said, noting that growth would increase to 3.5% in 2020. The central bank, known as Bank Al Maghrib, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% while promising to carry out action to promote entrepreneurship. Holding […]
