Tunisia’s biggest moderate Islamist party Ennahda has nominated its Vice President to run for the advanced September 15 elections, first time since the transition. The party, the largest in the parliament, chose Abdel Fattah Mourou, a 71-year old lawyer as its presidential candidate. Mourou is the current interim speaker of the House of Representative after […]
King Mohammed VI had a meeting Tuesday at the Elysée Palace in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron of France during which the two leaders “have discussed at length the situation in the Middle East as well as regional and international issues”, said the royal office in a statement. The two leaders noted “a broad convergence” […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura conferred Monday with Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf within the frame of a regional tour and preparations for a new round of talks on the Sahara in accordance with UNSC resolution 2797 endorsing the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty. A statement issued by the Algerian Foreign ministry said talks […]
