Morocco: Consumer Boycott Costs Centrale Danone 150 mln DH in Losses

Moroccan subsidiary of French diary company Centrale Danone has announced heavy losses estimated at 150 million Dirham for the first half of the year due to a continuing consumer boycott. The boycott was launched on April 20 and caused the company to suffer a steep deficit after posting 56 million Dirham profits the same period […]

Lebanon: Future Bloc slams imposed Hezbollah presidential candidate

The Future Bloc party has reacted to what it called the “arrogant” remarks of Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy leader of Hezbollah, who said that Lebanese political parties should choose the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) as the president of the country or else the status-quo of a state without a president will […]

ICC issues arrest warrant for Libyan militia member over war crimes in Benghazi

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Saif Suleiman Sneidel, a Libyan national accused of committing war crimes. Sneidel is alleged to be a member of “Group 50,” a faction within the Al-Saiqa Brigade, and is suspected of involvement in murder, torture, and acts outraging personal dignity in Benghazi and its […]