Tag: Geneva

Algeria Completes Mine Clearance Operations

February 13, 2017

Algeria has completed demining operations in fulfilment of its obligations under the Ottawa Convention, clearing 93 mined or suspected mined areas, including 78 former mine ... Read More

HRW Urges Algeria to Halt Summary Deportations of Sub-Saharans

December 11, 2016

International rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, called on Algeria to honor its commitments under the 1951 Geneva convention and to bring to a halt all ... Read More

Egypt Denies Insulting African Countries, Cairo to Investigate Allegations

June 1, 2016

Cairo has expressed doubts as to the veracity of allegations that a senior Egyptian official referred to African countries as “dogs and slaves” in Arabic ... Read More

Syria: Talks without Talks

February 1, 2016

The would-be talks in Syria are proving to be a tug of war between the United Nations, the Syrian opposition High Negotiators Council (HNC) and ... Read More

Morocco Captures another Terror Islamist Cell

September 15, 2015

Moroccan police have nabbed another group of radical militants who were planning to create an Islamic State affiliate in the North African country and undermine ... Read More

Libya: GNC announces its come-back to Dialogue Talks in Geneva

September 3, 2015

The Turkey-backed Libyan General National Congress surprisingly announced it will take part in the Libyan Dialogue process due to continue this Thursday in the Swiss ... Read More

Libya: Cabinet denies PM resignation

August 13, 2015

A Libyan official denied Wednesday that Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni had officially resigned from his position. Abdullah al-Thinni, the internationally recognized Libyan Premier surprisingly offered ... Read More

Libya: GNC ready to join Geneva talks if UN incorporates its amendments to draft

August 11, 2015

The Tripoli-based General National Congress announced Monday it may make a U-turn in order to participate in the Geneva round if UNMIL chief Bernardino Leon ... Read More

Libya: Libya protagonists meet for a new round of dialogue

August 8, 2015

UN Special mission for the Libyan crisis said Thursday it will be convening Libyan political protagonists for another round of dialogue on Monday. Nearly two ... Read More

Syria: Mistura condemns indiscriminate killing of civilians

June 18, 2015

U.N Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s visit to Syria ended on Wednesday with condemnations of government and rebel forces for indiscriminately killing civilians. ... Read More