A group of 40 States have reiterated steadfast backing for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory and welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2797, endorsing the Moroccan Autonomy under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. In their joint statement made at the 62nd session of UN Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, these countries commended UN Security […]
The ruling coalition in Algeria agreed to nominate President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term amid cries for election boycott. Ailing Bouteflika has yet to confirm. The 82-year-old president who has been in power since 1999 has not spoken in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013. “The parties of the presidential […]
Two trains collided Monday in Dubosville, a suburb of the Tunisian capital Tunis, causing injuries to 96 people. One of the trains was carrying passengers to Riyadh station in Tunis and the other, empty, was hailing from the station in direction to Dubosville warehouse. The victims were whisked to several hospitals for treatment, the civil […]
