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Eritrea fuels Ethiopia’s bloody civil war in Tigray region in bid to crush its old foe

Eritrea is intensifying its involvement in neighboring Ethiopia’s civil war, including by instituting forced conscription to strengthen its army, in a bid to crush the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the former ruling party of Ethiopia. Eritrea’s involvement in Ethiopia’s civil war is seen as effectively hampering efforts to end fighting that destabilized the entire […]

Turkey: Journalists hauled in prison over Libya reporting

Several Turkish journalists have been detained for their reporting on government’s military campaign in Libya where Ankara backs the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Baris Terkoglu, from the anti-government online news website OdaTV, was detained Thursday allegedly in connection with a report about a Turkish intelligence officer who was killed in Libya, Arab News […]

Morocco Re-elected Member of OIC’s Permanent Independent Commission on Human Rights

Morocco was re-elected member of the Independent Permanent Commission on Human Rights (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at the closing Saturday of the 47th session of the OIC Ministerial Council, held in Niamey, Niger. The re-election of Morocco, in the person of Abderazak Rouane, is a recognition of the Kingdom’s efforts in […]