The Security Council renewed on Oct. 30 the mandate of the United Nations’s mission to the Sahara (MINURSO) for another year, while stressing the relevance of Morocco’s autonomy plan as a political, mutually acceptable solution to the over four-decade dispute. In resolution 2548, the Council also urged the UN chief to appoint an Envoy to […]
Son of the late ex-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has expressed his gratitude to several Muslim World leaders including Turkey and Qatar for their support upon the death of his father. “We would like to thank everyone, particularly Mr. Erdogan, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his father [Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani], the […]
The Algerian government has been interested in buying additional 21% shares in the Annaba unit of the steel producing company, ArcelorMittal, for 200 million USD. As the state already owns 30% of the firm, such a transaction would make the Algerian government a de facto majority shareholder and owner of ArcelorMittal. The government reportedly wants […]
