The fifth edition of the World Nomads Festival, to be held in New York next May, will honor Tunisia and its rich arts and culture just two years after the North African country ignited the Arab Spring flame. The event, organized by the French cultural Center in New York, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), is […]
Leftist MP Habib El Malki of the USFP party was elected Monday Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament amid fears that such a decision may further complicate the stalling formation of a coalition government by Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Islamist PJD party. Benkirane was appointed Head of Government by King Mohammed VI […]
At least six people perished Tuesday when al-Shabaab militants orchestrated a coordinated assault on a hotel in Beledweyne, central Somalia, where local elders and government officials had gathered for security discussions. The attackers initiated the siege by detonating a powerful car bomb before storming the building with gunfire. Social media footage revealed thick black smoke […]
