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Libya : Rebels question new PM Maiteeq’s legitimacy

After Ahmed Maiteeq’s confirmation as the new Prime Minister of Libya in a controversial vote at the General National Congress, the rebels have decided that they won’t recognize the Prime Minster because he “came to power illegally,” according to their spokesman Ali Hasi. Their decision will affect the agreements they reached with former Prime Minister […]

Sahara: Cyprus, Serbia & Romania support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Cyprus foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides has voiced his country’s support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict. At a joint press briefing held Wednesday in Marrakech with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition against Daech, Mr. Kasoulides said […]

UNHCR and UNICEF warn of Sahel crisis becoming ‘problem for the world’

“If we don’t act now,” the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in the Sahel will “become a problem for the world,” a senior UNHCR official has warned, echoing a senior UNICEF official that has condemned a “distressing” 70% rise in grave violence against children in several strife-torn countries in the region plagued by jihadists and […]