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UAE challenges jurisdiction of ICJ in Sudan’s case

At a hearing on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates contested the jurisdiction of the United Nations’ highest court over a genocide claim filed by Sudan. The UAE argued that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had no authority to rule on the case, in which the Gulf country is accused of violating the Genocide Convention […]

Journalist of Moroccan origin bestowed a prestigious American prize

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has bestowed its International Leadership Award to journalist and writer of Moroccan origin Souad Mekhennet, a Washington Post’s international correspondent. The Moroccan-born journalist to a Moroccan father and a Turkish mother will receive the award on January 14, 2020, at the Los Angeles Tolerance Museum, the US-based Center announced Monday in […]

The demise of Algerian diplomacy

Algerian diplomacy experiences its darkest years, deepening regional and international isolation, spreading fake news, and blaming other countries for homegrown problems. In a recent diplomatic blunder, Algeria cut ties with Morocco whom it accused of uncorroborated “hostile acts” including wildfires! Observers believe Algeria is seeking a scapegoat on which it can pin all its policy […]