Malta played host this weekend to the Five-plus-Five summit, gathering five Maghreb and five European countries whose heads of state or government came together to discuss ways to foster inter-Mediterranean ties. The Five-plus-Five forum, which brings together leaders from Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, the five countries forming the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) along […]
Strongman of Libya’s eastern part KhalifA Haftar and his army Thursday announced victory over ‘terrorists’ in the town of Derna after nearly two months of a major offensive and a two-year blockade that has alarmed the UN. “We proudly announce the liberation of Derna, a city dear to all Libyans,” Haftar said in a speech […]
The recent arrest of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi illustrates a repressive headlong rush by the Algerian government, the French daily Le Monde said this Tuesday. In its editorial, entitled “In Algeria, the calamitous authoritarian overbidding of the regime”, the daily stated that the Algerian regime continues its ”repressive headlong rush” and its ”calamitous authoritarian outbidding.” “The […]
