Category: Politics

Lebanon: Parliament gives confidence to the new Mikati government
- By Roshan Amiri
- . September 21, 2021
On Monday, the National Assembly of Lebanon, the single-chamber parliament, voted the trust to the new government (with 85 votes out of 100) led by

Political shift as tensions in Moroccan-Algerian relations rise
- By Roshan Amiri
- . September 18, 2021
Amidst the chaotic and unstable environment Rabat, the capital of Morocco has tactfully and gradually advanced its influence in continental politics, despite Algerian attempts to

Egypt and Sudan resumes Dam talks after UN urges
- By Roshan Amiri
- . September 16, 2021
With concern to Dam, the UN Security Council urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to start over African Union-led talks and reach a conclusion within a

Why is Sudan’s Darfur region still the land for violence and regional threats?
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 15, 2021
The recent meeting of the Sudanese officials with the UN council showed optimism on the part of the developmental processes in the country but the

Borrell confirmed EU support to Kais Saied in protecting democracy in Tunisia
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 14, 2021
The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, conducted a visit to Tunisia last week. He met with President Kaïs Saïed, to whom he

Qatar behind sophisticated social media coverage of Taliban in recent days
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 13, 2021
There are various news websites/channels that have projected strong opinions on Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and which countries have come out in support of Taliban

Morocco’s king names billionaire Akhannouch to lead government
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 11, 2021
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed businessman Aziz Akhannouch as the prime minister and asked him to lead a new government in the North

Palestinians protest across West Bank streets in solidarity of escaped prisoners
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 10, 2021
Dozens of Palestinians held protests in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in solidarity with six Palestinian men who escaped a maximum-security Israeli jail earlier

Egypt accused of carrying out and covering up extrajudicial executions of alleged militants
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 8, 2021
Human Rights Watch has accused security forces of Egypt of carrying out extrajudicial executions of dozens of alleged militants and then covering them up by

Russia-brokered truce comes into effect in Syria’s Deraa to facilitate peace efforts
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . September 8, 2021
After days of violent clashes between government forces and opposition rebels, a Russia-negotiated ceasefire has come into effect in the southern city of Deraa in