Morocco Among Three countries to Immediately Denounce Turkish Failed Coup

Morocco is one of the three countries to have immediately expressed support for Turkey’s democratic institutions as the coup was unfolding, British renowned journalist David Hearst said. In an op-ed published on the news website, the Middle East Eye, Hearst denounced western ambiguity during the coup and lauded Morocco’s clear stance in support of the […]

At least 30 people Killed in Egypt’s Football Violence

Egypt has been rocked this weekend by another wave of deadly violence triggered by clashes in a Cairo stadium between fans of the football club of Zamalek and their ENPPI rivals. According to press reports, riots police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, but this has prompted only a huge stampede that left at […]

Senegal: court bars opposition leaders from presidential vote

Two leading opposition figures have been barred from running in presidential elections next month, the Constitutional Council said on Monday. Karim Wade, the son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar are barred from running the Feb. 24 poll as they were both jailed for graft and corruption […]