Libya

Lebanon: the Shi’ite-Sunni crisis revived

The country’s sectarian crisis seems to be deepening as clashes broke out again between the sunnis and shite. Recent events took place in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh on the edge of Sidon where majority of the habitants are Sunnis and most of them followers of Sheikh Ahmed al-Aseer. Reports claim that clashes […]

Niger supports UN resolution on Morocco’s autonomy initiative

Niger has welcomed the adoption on October 31 of UN Security Council Resolution 2797, which endorses Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative as the basis for resolving the Sahara issue. The supportive position was expressed by Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, following talks with Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita, in Rabat on Thursday. Niamey reaffirmed its […]

UN-Sahara: Morocco Reaffirms to De Mistura its Clear, Constant & Firm Position

Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Sunday in New York, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly, with UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on the issue in October. The meeting, attended by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, was an opportunity to highlight the international […]