Libya

UN Sahara Envoy: Algeria continues to rebuff UN Chief pick

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reportedly proposed the candidacy of former Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado as his personal envoy for the Sahara but the Algerian regime has given once again a cold shoulder to the new pick of the UN chief. The Algerian stand has been voiced Thursday by Al Watan newspaper, close […]

Algeria to Privatize Banks in Response to Oil Price Slide

State-owned banks in Algeria will soon be allowed to list in the stock exchange as Algiers continues to stumble in the aftermath of the plummeting oil prices. The privatization of the state-owned banks is an attempt by the Algerian government to promote its underdeveloped banking sector and diversify sources of revenue after the drop in […]

Palestinians Protest Pence Visit to Israel

US Deputy President, Mike Pence, is paying a visit to Israel described by his aids as “personal” and by Palestinians as a continuation of the US blind support for Netanyahu government. Wearing a Jewish skullcap on his head, Pence prayed in the Western Wall amid tensions with the Palestinians over President Donald Trump’s recent decision […]