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June 7 parliamentary elections will remain as a milestone in the history of Turkey as AKP (Justice and Development party) of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lost majority in the parliament and consequently the possibility to form a single party cabinet that could have enabled Erdoğan to implement his powerful presidential system project. AKP registered […]
The independent chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee Domenico Scala told Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung that Russia and Qatar could be stripped off their rights to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup if they are found guilty of paying for the votes in 2010. This is not the first time that Scala has […]
The foreign minister of Qatar Khaled Al Attiya started Thursday a three-day visit to the North African nation of Tunisia to look into ways of boosting economic partnership between the two countries. This visit however takes place at a particular international and regional political juncture. The oil-rich Arab Gulf country is currently facing increasing scrutiny […]
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has said that it is time for the Algeria-EU association agreement to be revised because it is only beneficial to the European Union. Times have changed since the agreement was concluded 10 years and “Algeria gave more than it received” under the partnership, argued Lamamra. The minister was speaking at […]
Morocco’s solidarity with Africa is not hot air but a tangible reality. A reality that is taking shape and becoming more and more evident as King Mohammed VI has spearheaded over the past few days landmark projects in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast during his current African tour. The development projects and agreements sealed by […]
Israel’s channel 2 broadcasted an interview with president Obama on Tuesday and one of the major topics discussed was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Obama stated that Netanyahu’s “so many conditions” for a two-state solution are almost surrealistic and is making it more difficult for Washington to defend it in the international arena. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statements […]
King Mohammed VI who is currently on a friendship and work visit to Côte d’Ivoire and President Alassane Ouattara are scheduled to have summit talks this Monday in Abidjan before the two leaders chair over the signing ceremony of several cooperation agreements meant to give a new impetus to the economic relations between the two […]
A joint press conference between the foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia in Cairo was used to refute reports that the two countries disagree on the policies to adopt with regards to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Saudi is a strong supporter of the rebels fighting against the Assad regime while Egypt wants Assad to […]
The United Nations plans to raise $1.6 billion from donors in favour of Zimbabwe between 2016 and 2020, to improve agriculture, food security, health and governance in Zimbabwe between 2016-2020, its resident coordinator in Zimbabwe, Bishow Palajuli, said on Friday 29th May. Bishow Palajuli, the UN’s resident coordinator in Zimbabwe said the global agency had […]
It seems that the cycle of violence will never end in Iraq as two car bombs blew up Thursday in central Baghdad, near two luxury hotels. The coordinated terror attacks claimed the lives of at least 15 people. The explosions happened just before midnight. The first bomb hit the Babylon Hotel, near the Tigris River, […]