Egypt’s interim government has announced that the presidential vote will be held earlier, before parliamentary poll, than as originally foretold by the militia-backed authorities. This decision is allegedly designed to encourage further speculations over whether army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will stand for presidency. The general is being supported by many groups after he […]
US Republican Senator Ted Cruz renewed calls for closer scrutiny of the Polisario Front, raising concerns over the growing ties between the Algeria-backed separatist movement and Iran during a Senate hearing on counterterrorism in Africa. Speaking at a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on April 21, Cruz warned that cooperation between Iran and the […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Tuesday in Meknes, the opening of the 14th edition of the International Agricultural Fair (SIAM 2019), held April 16 through 21 under the theme “Agriculture, an employment lever and the future of the rural world”. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of several foreign countries, including […]
