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New Governmental Coalition Leaves Opposition Numerically Weak in Parliament

The adherence of six parties to the new governmental coalition gave the head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani a comfortable majority of 240 seats out of 395, leaving the opposition to liberal PAM with 102 seats. Numerically weak, PAM will be facing a government coalition with a sweeping majority composed of the PJD […]

Israel: Netanyahu’s call for Palestinian talks criticized

Netanyahu wants a new round of peace talks with Palestine to begin after holding talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. A source told local Israeli newspaper Haaretz that Netanyahu thinks that the negotiations are necessary because “it’s clear there are areas that will remain under Israeli control under any agreement, just as it’s […]

Libyan rivals agree to appoint new central bank governor

Libya’s rival factions agreed to appoint a new central bank governor after the former chief left the country under pressure from militias. The Libyan infighting between the West and East governments spilled over to the Central Bank last month forcing suspension of its activity and jeopardizing the country’s monetary regulator. The House of Representatives based […]