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Tunisia will join Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco as the fifth Arab country to be designated as a major non-NATO ally of the U.S. The announcement was made by President Barack Obama after a meeting with Tunisia’s President Essebsi, on his first visit to the U.S since his election last year. President Obama said the […]
The Tobruk and Tripoli governments have oriented their guns towards extremist groups in territories under their respective control although the rivalry between them continues. Forces of the internationally recognized Tobruk government are fighting Majlis al-Shura, an umbrella for armed groups including Ansar al-Sharia, in the eastern city of Benghazi while Tripoli is battling it […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has kicked off his new African tour, the third in three years, by a week-long visit to Senegal where he arrived on Wednesday. The King’s keenness to visit Senegal whenever he tours the region reflects the importance he grants to the longstanding, historical relations binding the two countries. President Macky […]
Few days after being accused by the famous journalist Seymour Hersh of withholding the true information on the death of al-Qaeda chief Bin Laden, the US has published declassified documents seized in Bin Laden’s room after he was killed in the operation. The declassified documents translated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) alleged that the […]
Green Peace report published on Wednesday says Chinese fishing companies have been illegally off the coast of Wets African. The report points at 114 illegal cases of Chinese vessels operating in the waters off Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone. These vessels among which government-owned vessels from the China National Fisheries Corporation […]
A recorded audio message alleged to be the voice of Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State who also doubles as the leader of ISIS has been released. The message appreciated the efforts and the courage of the militants that took over the city of Ramadi and announced that the group’s next objective is […]
President Erdoğan has stated that Egyptian death row prisoner Mohammed Morsi is still the president of Egypt as far as he is concerned. The Turkish president based his stance on democratic principles and criticized the international community for being silent. Erdoğan’s latest attack must have been provoked by the decision of an Egyptian court that […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco starts this Wednesday a new African tour that will lead the Sovereign and his accompanying delegation to Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gabon and the republic of Guinea Bissau. During this new trip, the King will meet the Heads of States and top officials of these African countries. He will also preside […]
A press release from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that Tunisia’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for a loan around $1.75 billion has been extended to the end of year in order to give time to the authorities of the North African country to “implement the policy measures needed to deliver on forward-looking commitments—notably on […]
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter was in Jerusalem on Tuesday to meet Netanyahu before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Football Association (PFA) chief Jibril Rajoub on Wednesday. PFA wants its Israeli homologue to be kicked out of FIFA under allegations of racism and restrictions imposed on Palestinian football. Blatter is trying to persuade Palestine […]