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France: Cabinet Hopes to Extend State of Emergency

French Government Wednesday agreed to extend the on-going state of emergency for further three months, but the decision could be enacted only after it is debated and passed by lawmakers at a session scheduled for February 16. The government wishes to extend the state of emergency in order to tackle terrorist threats still floating in […]

Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Morocco described as derisory, hasty, and harmful to Maghreb Unity

Algeria’s unilateral decision to severe diplomatic relations with Morocco has been deplored by several countries, international organizations and analysts as harmful to the interests and stability in North Africa. In this context, the French government had expressed its regret over the Algerian hasty decision, calling for restraint and a return to dialogue, urging Algeria to […]

Libya: Heads of sovereign state institutions shun Sirte meeting

Various heads of sovereign Libyan institutions invited by the speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Anguila Saleh to discuss the draft 2022 budget proposed by one of the country’s rival Prime Ministers, gave a cold shoulder to the meeting held Tuesday in Sirte. No one from the Board of Directors of the Central Bank […]