BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – Five Somali ministers have accused the central government of failing to release $9.6 million in relief funds received from the UAE to begin humanitarian operations in the country. As famine is expected in parts of Somalia between October and December this year, ministers from the states of South West, Galmudug, Pun...
PARIS (AA) – Two international non-governmental organizations have filed a legal complaint with the judiciary to investigate the French state’s role in crimes against humanity in a covert military operation in Egypt. Based on its 2021 investigation into what was dubbed “Operation Sirli” in Egypt, US-based NGOs Egyptians Abroad for ...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Egypt President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Doha to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern, according to his office. The talks between the two leaders took up ways of enhancing bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. S...
Khartoum, Sudan – (AFP): Thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets to press demands for a return to civilian rule following a military coup last year. Sudan has been rocked by waves of demonstrations since the armed forces led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan grabbed power in October. The takeover upended a transition to [&he...
Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Israeli ambassador to Morocco has dismissed the recent accusations against himself as “a smear campaign”. The ambassador had been recalled last week due to alleged sexual misconduct. A letter from the lawyer representing ambassador David Govrin said the diplomat had been targeted b...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The makeup of Spain’s natural gas suppliers has radically shifted over the last year, according to data released by the operator of the country’s national gas grid. The most striking difference has been the US rising to become Spain’s top natural gas supplier. Its liquified natural gas (LNG), shipped to Spain […]...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to visit Qatar this week, a high-level source has informed. “He will meet during his two-day visit with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for talks on bilateral ties and a number of regional and international issues,” the unnamed source said. The visit […]...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The Moroccan army on Monday confirmed participation in an international military conference in Israel this week. A military statement said a delegation led by Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Belkhir El-Farouk, is taking part in the conference in Tel Aviv which will run from Sept. 12-15. “Partic...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has met with Libya’s Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh to discuss cooperation between the two sides. A statement by the emir’s office, the Emiri Court, said the parliament speaker briefed the Qatari ruler on the latest developments in Libya. Talks between the two sides dwelt [...
ANKARA (AA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Sudan’s army chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy to withdraw from the country’s political scene. The call has been made in a UN Security Council report on the situation in Sudan and the activities of the UN mission in the country. Guterres urged […]