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European workers group condemns repression of trade unions & civil society in Tunisia

The Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has voiced deep concern over the continuing deterioration of the respect for fundamental rights in Tunisia, including attacks on the rights of trade unions and workers. In a press release issued Wednesday, the EESC workers group denounced the expulsion of Esther Lynch, the European […]

Egypt: Cairo meets US demands, cuts military ties with Pyongyang

Egyptian Defense minister on a visit to South Korea has told host officials that the North African country has severed military ties with North Korea, meeting therefore a demand by the United States as condition to unfreeze military aid. The announcement was confirmed to the public by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, which cited […]

Russian defense minister lauds Egypt’s fight against terrorism

Russian defense minister Monday hailed Egypt’s combat against terrorism noting also that the most populated Arab country plays a “key role in resolving political and economic issues in North Africa and the Middle East”, Russian news agency TASS reports. Sergey Shoigu hosted his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Zaki in Moscow for talks on cooperation between […]