King Mohammed VI & King Abdallah of Jordan

Libya’s High State council smacks Tunisian leader over tribe-based constitution proposal

Head of the Libyan High State Council, Khalid al-Mishri, Wednesday laid into Tunisian President Kais Saied who urged Libyans to adopt a new constitution based on tribal experience and constitution in Afghanistan. Saied, during his visit early this week in France, indicated that Tunisia will not allow Libya to be divided and called on Libyan […]

Algeria: if nothing changes, society will implode, movie-maker

Algerian Merzak Allouache who directed “Madame Courage” film, has warned “if nothing changes, Algerian society will increasingly come under threat from the scourge of radical Islam while corruption has plagued the country for decades”. “Algerian society is blocked”, he added in a statement to media, affirming that “there is a risk today because the country […]

King highlights significance of Morocco’s transitional justice experience

King Mohammed VI underscored Morocco’s transitional justice experience and the equity and reconciliation commission as a crucial “building block” in the transition to democracy, in the consolidation of the rule of law and of institutions, and in the protection of freedoms. This came in a Royal letter to the participants in an international symposium on […]