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Gulf countries reiterate support for Morocco on Sahara issue

Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reaffirmed their full support for Morocco’s unity and territorial integrity, saying that a solution to the Sahara issue can only be found within Morocco’s sovereignty. This came during a phone talk Wednesday between Morocco’s foreign minister and GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf. The GCC Secretary General […]

Tunisia: Arabic fiction shortlist announced

The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic fiction 2013 edition has been announced in Tunisia in a press conference by the judging panel at the prestigious Municipal Theatre. A list of 16 nominees has been reduced to 6 with Sinan Antoon, Jana Elhassan, Mohammed Hassan Alwan, Ibrahim Issa, Saud Alsanousi and Hussein Al-Wad remaining […]

Gulf Crisis: Riyadh Pushes for Shut Down of Union of Muslim Scholars’ Tunis Office

  Saudi Arabia has requested Tunisia to close the Tunis office of the Qatar-created Union of Muslim Scholars, which has been added to the anti-Doha quartet’s terror list. Riyadh instructed a visiting delegation of Tunisian officials, led by interior minister Lotfi Brahem, to close the office, Tunisia media Al Soutour reported. The Syndicate founded in […]