A detachment of the second Paratrooper Infantry Brigade of the Royal Armed Forces has participated in Côte d’Ivoire’s National Day Celebrations. The detachment participated in the military parade organized by Ivorian authorities in Abidjan Wednesday part of the festivities commemorating the 59th anniversary of Côte d’Ivoire’s independence. The festivities were attended by Abdeltif […]
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was handed Tuesday a two year- prison sentence on appeal as crackdown on dissent intensifies after months of anti-government demonstrations in Algeria. Drareni, 40, is the director of the Casbah Tribune, the correspondent of the French TV5 Monde channel and Reporters without Borders in Algeria. Drareni, who has been held in […]
The Arab summit in Algiers has been shunned by influential Arab leaders and monarchs as Algeria sought in vain to impose its own agenda. The rulers of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and the president of Lebanon are among the main leaders who preferred to skip this summit. The Emir of Qatar […]
