Palestinian veteran peace negotiator Saeb Erekat dies from Covid-19

Senior Palestinian official and key member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr Saeb Erekat, has passed away from COVID-19, said Palestinian party Fatah. He was 65.   Erekat died at Israel’s Hadassah-University Medical Center where he was receiving intensive care.   The familiar face in Palestinian politics for 40 years and veteran peace negotiator […]

South Sudan Brokers Deal with Sudan’s Rival Forces to Safeguard Heglig Oil Field

South Sudan announced, on Thursday, 11 December, that it has secured a tripartite agreement with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to protect the Heglig oil field, after the RSF seized the site earlier in the week. Information Minister Ateny Wek Ateny said in Juba that the accord was reached […]

Sahara: Indonesian Prof. Urges Polisario to Accept Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Indonesian university professor Mawardi Ismail has urged the polisario to drop the unrealistic option of independence and accept the pragmatic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Addressing the 10th international academic research seminar held on Monday at United Nations under the theme: “Territorial autonomy as […]