Mali’s military ruler said on Monday he is open to talks with West Africa’s economic bloc ECOWAS about returning the nation to civilian rule. President Assimi Goita asked the group to reconsider sanctions imposed on Mali over his refusal to hold elections next month. Goita said in a statement broadcast on state television “we’re asking [&helli...
Sukuk issuance surged Tuesday by 36% year-on-year to hit $252.3 billion in 2021, according to Fitch Ratings. A sukuk is an Islamic financial certificate, similar to a bond in Western finance, that complies with Islamic religious law, or sharia. Central banks, governments, and multilateral institutions dominated sukuk issuances, the global rati...
The International Jurists Union expressed “great” concern Sunday over the human rights situation in Tunisia since late July. Necati Ceylan JAI HAAN, the union’s general secretary, called on Tunisian authorities to respect their international obligations. The organization cited a Dec. 31 incident in which security agents in civilian cloth...
