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The invitation extended by a Moroccan association to a controversial Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia to visit Morocco has caused concerns amongst different organizations, thinkers, analysts and large layers of society over his anti-Shia, anti-Sufi and extremist stances. The infamous cleric, Mohammad al-Arifi, was also unwelcome because of his repeated calls for jihad, holy war, […]
London hosts this oct.20 a forum dedicated to British and Tunisian trade and investment. The event is opportunity for the Tunisian government officials to spell out their economic development plans and agenda. The North African country has so far attracted significant international interest and support due to its diminishing deficit and steady economic growth. The […]
Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador to Egypt and criticized the international barrage over court ruling on the Al Jazeera journalists accused of “false information”. The British ambassador John Casson was summoned Sunday by the Foreign Ministry after he described on Saturday the court ruling handing three year prison sentence to three Al-Jazeera journalists […]
UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, said Tuesday she saw a ‘price list’ for child slaves in the hands of ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq. Claims that ISIS fighters have been circulating a price list of child slaves have been confirmed as genuine by Zainab Bangura, who visited […]
David Cameron announced Monday the United Kingdom could enter in war against the ISIL in Syria and Libya if the group poses any threat to his country or to British nationals as what happened in the Sousse gun-attack. Mr Cameron was speaking at the start of his South-East Asia tour taking him to Malaysia and […]
British Prime Minister is expected to ask lawmakers Monday to consider increasing the defence budget as such an increase is necessary to face up the threat posed by the Islamic State threat and to protect the country. Prime Minister David Cameron will also discuss with Defence Security Chiefs means of boosting the defence budget and […]
In reaction to UK government’s decision to deter its citizens from travelling to North Africa following the Sousse attack, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said that the government has improved security for the tourists and that he would call British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss the issue. As soon as the British foreign Office […]
It may sound bonkers for many analysts but a British paper claimed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s European allies to back the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Gaza Resolution so that Israel dodges harsher criticism. UK sources told the Jew Chronicle Report that Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela […]
Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to ask lawmakers to consider launching attacks or joining the international coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria after the extremist group killed 38 people including 30 Britons last week in Sousse, Tunisia, said the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman on Thursday Even though public opinion has been largely against […]
At least 30 British tourists are feared dead in Friday’s beach massacre in Tunisia’s popular beach resort in Sousse, making it the worst terror attack for Britons since the 2005 London bombings during which 56 people including the attackers were killed. According to Tunisian authorities, the Sousse massacre, which was claimed by the Islamic State, […]