French President hosts G5-Sahel leaders Pau- Jan 13 2020

Laurent-Graciet Case: New Twists, More Outcries

Each day brings a new twist in what has become known as the Eric Laurent-Catherine Graciet case while condemnations, especially on the part of French and Moroccan media, are still pouring down on the two French journalists who are standing before court for attempted blackmail and extortion against the King of Morocco. Besides the reporters […]

Algeria: After Merkel’s, Iranian President’s visit postponed sine die

Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s March 12 visit to Algiers has been postponed sine die, few weeks after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s February visit was called off at the last minute over health concerns of the Algerian President. The Iranian President was due to make a stopover in Algiers on his way to South Africa and […]

Syria: Mistura condemns indiscriminate killing of civilians

U.N Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s visit to Syria ended on Wednesday with condemnations of government and rebel forces for indiscriminately killing civilians. During his visit, he met with President Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, more than 30 political parties, religious figures and civil society organizations. Discussions during the various meetings were centered […]