Maina Kiai, UN special rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

Developments of situation in Palestine discussed in Manama by Moroccan and Palestinian Foreign Ministers

Developments on the Palestinian scene were at the focus of a meeting in Manama Tuesday between Moroccan and Palestinian Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Mohamad Mustafa, who is also Palestine’s Prime Minister. During the meeting that reviewed means of promoting relations between the two brotherly countries, Bourita reiterated Morocco’s constant position, under the leadership of […]

Libya-Italy: “Libya on brink of failed state,” Rome laments

On the heels of the barbaric acts committed by ISIS in Sirte over the weekend, Italian foreign minister called on the international community to take quick actions to ensure that Libya does not become “another Somalia” reference to a “failed state.” “We will find ourselves with another Somalia two steps from our coasts,” said the […]

Algerian response to Iran strikes highlights deepening contradictions

Algeria’s reaction to the unfolding developments in Iran reignited questions over the coherence of its foreign policy, exposing familiar patterns of hesitation, selective outrage and inconsistencies that diplomats say increasingly undermine its credibility on the regional stage. The strikes, which killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top officials, targeted the regime with […]