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Washington urges U.N. Chief to speed up appointment of new Sahara Envoy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has called on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to expedite the appointment of a new U.N. envoy for the Sahara in replacement of Horst Köhler, who stepped down on May 19, 2019 for “health reasons”.   The call was made during the virtual meeting held Monday by the U.S. […]

The great escape from crisis-hit Algeria, from younger illegal migrants to generals

In a country where even teenagers risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean in search of freedom, the recent escape of a former Algerian intelligence chief by boat to Spain has rattled a regime mired in self-inflicted crises. General Abdelkader Haddad, alias “El Djinn”, is no ordinary fugitive. Once head of Algeria’s powerful internal security agency, […]

Italian newspaper La-Luce names late Egyptian President Morsi personality of year 2019

Italy’s La-Luce newspaper has named former and late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi “personality of the year 2019” for his sacrifice for democracy”. The media last week published the picture of the former leader on its cover with the description: Uomo Dell’ Anno 2019 (The man of year 2019). The paper said it handed the recognition […]