French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin

G20: Saudi Arabia assumes presidency, first time in Arab world

Saudi Arabia Sunday announced it has taken leadership of the Group of Twenty or G20, until the meeting of its leaders in the kingdom next year in November. The Gulf country takes over from Japan and becomes the first Arab country to assume the presidency of the powerful organization encompassing leaders of developed and developing […]

Tunisia: Lotfi Nagdh’s widow calls on President Essebsi and Nidaa Tounes to step down

Wife of assassinated Nidaa Tounes member and figure Lotfi Nagdh has called on President Caid Essebsi and members of his party to step down as she accused the party of favouring power over justice after a Sousse court cleared culprits and suspects judged responsible of her husband death in 2012. The lower court of Sousse […]

Morocco: Gulf Countries fully support Rabat’s “credible & Serious Plan” to end Western Sahara Issue

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Jordan on Wednesday in Saudi capital Riyadh threw their support behind Morocco’s laudable and ambitious autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara, few days after UN Secretary General angered Morocco calling the territory under Morocco “occupied territory”. The Foreign Ministers of the six Sunni Gulf States at […]