Ethiopia to free political prisoners

Morocco-Spain interconnection: Submarine power cable repaired

The fluid leak, which occurred lately in the submarine cable connecting Morocco and Spain, was repaired on Friday by Morocco’s National Office of Electricity (ONEE) and Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The leak was detected on July 30 in the reserve cable number 4 of the Moroccan-Spanish connection. Once the leak was located, the two […]

Egypt: President bans appointment of foreign coach for Pharaohs after AFCON debacle

President Fattah al-Sisi has ruled out appointment of a foreign head coach for the Pharaohs after their poor performance at home during the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, hosted by Egypt. The team has been without a coach since Javier Aguirre resigned after the Pharaohs’ early exit of the AFCON. The home side lost to […]

Palestine Applies for Membership to ICC after Security Council Failed to Adopt Draft Resolution

President Mahmoud Abbas signed on Wednesday Palestine’s official application to become party to the Rome Statute of the Hague-based International Criminal Court and other principles governing the functioning of the court.   He also signed some twenty other international conventions, relating in particular to “war crimes,” “crimes against humanity” and cluster weapons. The move to […]