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France: Sarkozy Announces Candidacy for 2017 Presidential Election

Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President has announced his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election in a book to be published on Wednesday, reports say. Four years after quitting the country’s top position, Sarkozy now leader of the opposition party “Les Républicains” says “France demands that we give her everything.” The French political figure chose the […]

October 31 becomes symbol of territorial integrity as Morocco declares Unity Day

The proclamation of October 31 as a Unity Day marks the first national holiday since the recovery of Oued Eddahab in 1979. The declaration comes in the wake of significant diplomatic progress on the Sahara issue, notably the growing international recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty and the credibility of its Autonomy Plan. Unity Day thus serves […]

Libya: Tripoli-based government rejects Egypt’s hosting of rival PM, expels two diplomats

Tripoli has decided to expel two Egyptian diplomats, giving them three days to evacuate Libyan territory, triggering a diplomatic crisis between Tripoli and Cairo. The decision was made following Mohamad Hamad’s first trip to Egypt as Prime minister of the Benghazi-installed parallel government. The Prime minister of eastern Libya, whose government is chosen by Parliament […]