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French MPs adopt resolution calling for abrogation of 1968 France-Algeria migration Agreement

France’s National Assembly on Thursday Oct. 30 adopted a resolution calling on the government to repeal the controversial 1968 agreement with Algiers that facilitates Algerian immigration to France. The text, tabled by the far-right National Rally (RN) was narrowly approved by 185 votes to 184. It is the first legislative victory for Marine Le Pen’s […]

New turning point for Libya’s proxy war

The proxy war in Libya between a UN-backed government in Tripoli armed by Turkey and a rival government in eastern Libya backed by Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Russia is far from being over with the victory of Serraj government over Haftar forces in Tripoli’s outskirts. The Government of National Accord is now putting pressure […]

Turkey joins war against ISIS, approves airbase use for coalition airstrikes

Face to face confrontations between the Turkish army and militants of the Islamic State took place on Thursday along the Syrian border when a pickup truck with 10 heavily armed ISIS members opened fire on Turkish troops stationed at a mountain border outpost. A cross-border firefight followed and a Turkish soldier is reported to have […]