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Nominal Prime Minister Youssef Chahed Friday won endorsement vote from the parliament as lawmakers in great number voted in favour of his unity government expected to address economic challenges faced by the North Africa Post. Out of the 217 parliament s members, 167 approved Chahed’s unity cabinet made of Islamists, leftists, unionists and independents. Tunisia, […]
After they were flushed out of their stronghold in Sirte, the majority of Libyan jihadist fighters are feared to be heading south and attempting to sneak into neighboring countries wherein they hope to regroup particularly in the Sahel zone, according to intelligence experts. Libya shares a long porous border with Algeria and Niger. The vast […]
IS-affiliate Islamists killed a Christian priest and two security personnel in turbulent North Sinai in separate attacks on Thursday, authorities said. The Coptic priest named Raphael Moussa, 46, was reportedly gunned down by a militant who shot him in the head as he was standing next to his car in al-Arish, the capital of North […]
Egypt and Qatar Saturday exchanged blazing words after former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was handed life sentence on espionage charges. Qatar rejected Egypt’s highest criminal court Saturday ruling which handed ousted Morsi life in prison sentence for leaking state secrets to Doha. Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Ahmed al Romeihy lambasted the court decision, which he […]
Former Algerian economy minister and head of the Algerian Popular Movement party (MPA) Saturday rejected the suggestion that a single national party will guarantee the stability of the country hit by economic slow-down. “Some are concerned about the stability of the country, I am the first political figure to defend it, but stability does not […]
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 […]
Clashes between the Egyptian army and IS-linked group in Sinai left 7 soldiers and 59 Islamists killed according to army statement released on Sunday. The army said it fought Islamists in Sinai on Saturday killing 59 Jihadists while four of them have been arrested. Seven soldiers have lost their lives during the clashes, said the […]
Tunisians will be going to the polls on Sunday to elect their next leader. Moncef Marzouki and Beji Caid Essebsi will face each other in the second of voting. Campaigning has been so far peaceful and Tunisians are hoping that that it will persist after the announcement of the election results. Unlike other countries that […]
Libya’s newly appointed foreign Minister, Mohamed Dayri, who assumed his post at the end of last month has said that the Tobruk based government wants a “settlement” deal with the government and parliament in Tripoli in order to from a unity government that will end Libya’s chaos. He doesn’t think that there is a possibility […]
The Algerians selected Bouteflika as their president a few days ago after he campaigned on promoting security and stability in the country. His promises are being put to the test as 14 soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Islamist militants. No group has claimed responsibility but sources have hinted that the Al-Qaeda in […]