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The Russian embassy in Dakar has denied and lambasted accusations by President Macky Sall’s entourage alleging that Moscow is planning to channel funds to Ousmane Sonko, one of the serious challengers to the outgoing president in the Feb.24 elections. The Russian mission in a press statement said the allegations circulated by Head of Senegalese expatriates […]
Tunisia Saturday said it would welcome Syria’s reinstatement in the Arab League as Russia lobbies for the move, but made it clear that the decision is “by no means Tunisian but rather a common Arab decision.” Syria is an Arab state, and its natural place is within the Arab League…However, the question does not depend […]
King Mohammed VI received on Friday in Rabat visiting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov who hailed on this occasion the regional and international leadership of the Moroccan sovereign. Talks between the two sides covered several regional and international issues of common interest, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, said a statement issued by the […]
Russia remains in favor of a “mutually acceptable” solution for the Sahara issue in line with Security Council resolutions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated in Rabat Friday. The Sahara conflict, which has “long lasted”, requires a mutually acceptable solution on the basis of the UN Security Council and with the involvement of all parties, […]
The Italian government has donated €1.5 million ($1.7 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to provide health services for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon while Russia has pledged $10 million. UNRWA has been raising money to support refugees in Palestinian territories after the U.S., known as the largest contributor […]
Violent protests in Zimbabwe claimed lives on Monday as soldiers were deployed to quell protests after the government more than doubled fuel prices. At least 13 people had sustained gunshot wounds in and around Harare, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said. Owen Ncube, the minister of state for national security, said the […]
Russia has endorsed the credentials of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, saying the son of the former President should play a role in the North African nation’s political life. According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, one of Saif’s representatives had delivered a letter from him to Moscow earlier this month. Bogdanov was quoted as saying: […]
The UN-brokered agreement inked by Libya’s warring factions in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat remains the only viable basis for achieving a long-term solution to the Libyan conflict, said on Tuesday Sergei Prikhodko, 1st Deputy Chief of the Russian Government Staff. “All parties in Libya must seek compromises based on the Skhirat accord which […]
Russia is planning to make the war-torn Libya “his new Syria” and challenge the West in North Africa, warn UK intelligence chiefs. Moscow is sending troops and missiles into Libya in a bid to enforce a new stranglehold on European immigration routes, says the Sun daily, affirming that taking control of the biggest illegal immigration […]
Morocco and Russia will sign shortly an agreement on civil nuclear energy. The deal would be the first of its kind to be sealed between the two countries. The content of this agreement, proposed by the Russian side, has not yet been specified. The announcement of this project was made Thursday in Rabat by a […]