Egypt : Political Parties Cooperating on Electoral Law, Nour Party Absent

Eleven political parties attended the first dialogue meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss possible amendments that could be made to the articles that have been ruled as unconstitutional. An agreement is yet to be reached but Mahlab is optimistic that they are very close to it. The Nour Party, the country’s only Islamic […]

Criminality grips South Africa as election nears

The death of professional football player Luke Fleurs in a car theft in Johannesburg highlights the surge of criminality in South Africa beyond control, casting a shadow on the failure of ruling ANC elites bracing for tough presidential elections. South Africa is about to lose the war on criminality as its official statistics reported the […]

On Trump’s Shortsighted Decision to Cut Military Aid to Tunisia

Cutting US military aid to Tunisia is a “misguided and dangerous” decision representing a stark departure with the US President’s plan to “demolish and destroy” the Islamic State (ISIS), said Sarah Yerkes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in an opinion piece on The Hill. The article criticizes Trump’s budget blueprint released on May […]