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The internationally recognized government of Libya has refused to endorse the UN peace deal offering power-sharing with rival Islamists, prompting serious concerns over future of this North African country and risks of escalation of violence. A spokesperson for the internationally recognized parliament said the Tobruk lawmakers will not sign the agreement to form a unity […]
Pressure on rival Libyan political protagonists to endorse the UN-proposed government is increasingly upping with the international community and UN Security Council pushing hard, despite strong division within camps, to back Leon’s proposed government. On Sunday a number of countries, friends of Libya, called on the political protagonists to swiftly back and implement the UN […]
A top Egyptian governmental adviser on electoral processes indicated Tuesday that authorities will not allow women wearing “sexy clothes” to enter poll centers to cast their votes. “We must respect the laws and traditions,” said Major General Rifaat Qamsan. Qamsan, expert in electoral matters, and former assistant to Egyptian long serving interior minister Habib al-Adly, […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel openly announced Wednesday that she is still opposed to Turkey’s EU membership despite the EU calling on Ankara for help to ease the refugee crisis putting the European bloc into difficult situation. Merkel has so far been cautious about opposing overtly Ankara but she spat her disdain about the Turkish regime […]
A meeting at the U.N that was expected to mark a peace agreement between the two Libyan rival governments turned out to be another occasion for the global body to set October 20 as a new deadline after three failures. During the meeting, U.N secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to accept the draft […]
Algerian Navy has received early this week its logistics ship “BDSL Kalaat Beni Hammad” which was overhauled by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. The Spanish company had earlier modernized a sister logistics support and landing ship, BDSL 473 Kalaat Beni Rached, as part of a deal concluded with the North African country. “This major modernization program has […]
UNSMIL Chief warned the House of Representatives that Gen. Haftar’s military actions in Benghazi puts the Dialogue process in jeopardy and that targeting civilians will further widen the gap between Libyans. Bernardino Leon condemned from the Moroccan seaside city of Skhirat Gen Haftar’s military raid on Benghazi Friday claimed to be aimed at neutralising IS […]
The Algerian army, currently undergoing a deep shakeup, has ordered 14 Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets, which will enhance the 44 Su-30MKs in service in the North African country. According to Russian press reports, the new fighter jets will be delivered to the Algerian air forces in 2016 and 2017. In 2006, Algeria, an OPEC […]
Some European countries are planning to restart military operations in Libya as soon as a Unity government is formed and sources have claimed that movements would begin as early as the end of this month. The United Kingdom, United States, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany are expected to collaborate with the U.N and the E.U […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani argued on Sunday that the July 14 historic pact with world powers was significant and would help bring solutions to on-going and brutal wars taking place in Syria and Yemen. Hassan Rouhani told the Iranians in a televised speech that the region will be a better place to live after his […]