Ethiopia-state-of-emergency

A whole town’s stock trading blocked by a hurricane

For the first time in 27 years, the New York stock exchange market closed due to extreme weather conditions.  During these last few days the proximity of Hurricane Sandy to this economical center of the US has been known. Many roads were blocked and thousands of residents were told to evacuate. But the decision to […]

Iraq: ISIS flees from Diyala and Kobane

Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have been pushed back on several fronts on Monday notably in the eastern province of Diyala near the Iranian border and Kobane in Syria. Clashes are reported to have been fatal and both sides have registered tens of casualties. Hadi al-Amri, head of the Badr […]

Algeria’s selective, fallacious rhetoric on Moroccan Sahara exposed before C-24

Morocco has exposed before the UN Committee of 24 (C-24) the selective and fallacious rhetoric used by Algeria to evade its historical and unequivocal responsibility in the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Morocco’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Majda Moutchou, exercising the right of reply during the regular session of the C-24, held […]