Morocco calls on Libyan parties to commit to holding elections on scheduled date

Morocco, which is hosting several Libyan officials this week, has called on the various Libyan parties to engage in the organization of presidential and legislative elections, and to make sure the ballots take place, as convened, on the date initially scheduled, urging the Libyans to unite and rally around the interest of their country. The […]

Algerian regime kidnaps political opponent Fethi Ghares

After silencing dissent, sending scores of political opponents to jail or forcing them into exile, the Algerian regime has stepped up its crackdown with the kidnapping of opposition figure and leader of Algeria’s communist party MDS Fethi Ghares. Ghares’ wife, Messaouda Chaballah, said that agents in plainclothes took him from his home, and that his […]

Japan tells participants in TICAD 7 it does not recognize Self-Proclaimed SADR

Japan has lately repeated once and again that it does not recognize the SADR, self-proclaimed by the Algeria-backed Polisario. Eager to make its position on the Sahara conflict heard by the international community, especially African leaders, Japan on Wednesday reiterated its official position: non-recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Actually, Japan’s Foreign […]