Maltese FM Evarist Bartolo

France in face of Algeria’s Frankenstein Syndrome

Relations between France and Algeria have deteriorated to their worst level in decades in a showdown in which French President Emmanuel Macron assumes some responsibility in having sought to reconcile with an Algerian military-led regime that subsists on hostility to anything French. In offering too many concessions to the military regime in Algiers and turning […]

Comoros: President Assoumani tipped to win fourth term amid controversy

The Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Comoros will vote in an election on Sunday (14 January) that is widely expected to deliver a fourth term to incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, whose opponents accuse him of stifling dissent. In 2019, the 65-year-old Assoumani was re-elected president after constitutional reforms that extended presidential […]

Yemen: Houthi rebels unveil four locally-made defense systems

The Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels unveiled Sunday four new defense systems made locally that will, they claim, change the course of the fight with the Saudi-led international coalition. The rebel group’s agency Saba reported that the systems, dubbed “Saqib 1, Saqib 2, Saqib 3 and Fatir 1” were developed locally. The group’s political leader Mahdi […]