Mounir El Motassadeq

Sudan accuses UAE of fueling civil war with foreign mercenaries

Sudan’s government has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of recruiting and financing foreign mercenaries — including Colombians and fighters from unnamed African countries — to support the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in its ongoing civil war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. In a statement Monday (4 August), Sudan’s foreign ministry said it possesses […]

Turkey: Several killed in explosion in Sultanahmet square

A bomb blast rocked Tuesday morning the Turkish largest city of Istanbul killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 at the city’s historic square of Sultanahmet, early reports say. The blast was confirmed by the Istanbul government official website. According to reports, the blast occurred at around 10:15 local time near Obelisk of Theodosius […]

Mike Pompeo “expressed outrage” at “tragic death” of US Citizen in Egyptian Prison

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday expressed to President Fattah al-Sisi his outrage at the death of a US citizen in prison in Egypt, a death that the American top diplomat branded as “pointless and tragic”. Pompeo made the complaint following the death of Mustafa Kassem, 54. After a protracted hunger strike. Mustafa Kassem […]