Africa shines in Morocco as CAN 2025 opens with ceremony blending authenticity and modernity

Crown Prince Moulay Hassan presided over the opening ceremony on the evening of Dec 21 at Stade Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, marking the formal kickoff of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The event combined authentic traditions and colorful choreography with cutting-edge technology in a spectacle that successfully blended authenticity and modernity. The ceremony, designed […]

What Would Obama’s second term mean for the Arab World?

Barack Obama won the presidential race and will lead his country for four more years. Although the presidential race was very tight and some even feared a recount of votes, Obama gleaned 332 electoral votes while his challenger Republican Mitt Romney got only 206, according to the results available, as vote counting is still ongoing. […]

Several Congolese military top commanders in administrative detention in wake of Brazzaville November stampede

Three top commanders of the Congo’s army have been detained in connection with the late November stampede in capital Brazzaville that killed dozens of youth during a recruitment of the Army. As many as 37 died on November 21 at Michel-Ornano Stadium in Brazzaville on the eve of a recruitment process by the Army. The […]