Spanish forces mistreating migrants

Egypt: MPs Warn against Radical Economic Measures

Egyptian lawmakers have addressed a letter to Prime Minister Sherif Ismail warning against announcing critical economic and financial measures likely to affect the population. The Prime Minister is scheduled to deliver his policy statement speech on February 27 at the National Assembly. They warned that “any shocking measures” that would affect the poor and limited-income […]

Ceuta government seeks economic alternatives as Morocco cracks down on smuggling

The Spanish-occupied Ceuta in northern Morocco is facing an acute economic crisis after Morocco put an end to all forms of “subsistence smuggling” on the borders.   Head of Ceuta government from the far-right Vox party, Juan Vivas, expressed concern that the Moroccan measures would asphyxiate the economy of the occupied enclave, which relied on […]

UN Security Council proposes dispatching of peacekeeping forces to Libya

Tunisia, President of the UN Security Council in January, called on the global body to send peacekeeping forces to Libya to support the fragile ceasefire agreed between various factions fighting for the control of the oil-rich North African country. Tarek Ladeb, Tunisia’s ambassador to the UN, told reporters that he hoped the Security Council’s upcoming […]