Algerian popular activist Karim Tabbou

Egypt calls for full Gaza withdrawal and regional de-escalation in call with UN chief

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday called for the immediate transition to the second phase of the US peace plan during a phone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, according to a foreign ministry statement. Abdelatty pressed for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the establishment of a technocratic committee to administer the […]

Libya: Haftar hit GNA-aligned forces fighting ISIS in Sirte

Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan military commander, has pounded positions of ally forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in the city of Sirte formerly controlled by the Islamic state group, ISIS.   The three air raids were launched Friday, Libyan Express reports, adding that two strikes hit the Sirte Protection Force’s personnel, killing […]

Chilean Parliament Supports Morocco’s Position on Sahara

The Chilean parliament adopted with a sweeping majority a resolution supporting Morocco’s initiative to grant the Sahara a substantive autonomy. Sixty-six Chilean MPs voted in favor, 11 against and 22 abstained. This outspoken support for the autonomy initiative, which Morocco presented to the UN in 2007 as a lasting solution to the Sahara dispute, is […]