Egypt has instructed all governorates to halt all construction projects for a period of six months. Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi announced Monday the cabinet decision and instructed all local governors including those of Greater Cairo and Alexandria to make sure the order is fully implemented. Sharawi also urged local officials to tour cities and […]
Proceedings opened on Thursday (11 January) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where Israel faces accusations from South Africa that it is subjecting Palestinians in Gaza to “genocidal acts”. South Africa accuses Israel of violating the United Nations’s 1948 Genocide Convention, established in the wake of the Holocaust, an accusation that […]
Moroccan opposition is calling for a brush-up of the government’s social policies claiming that they do not yield expected outcomes or they have an impact on targeted groups. The opposition questions Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and attacked him for not fulfilling his promises on labour market, health, housing, education, and poverty alleviation. According to Hakim […]
