RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The speaker of Morocco’s House of Councilors, the country’s upper house of parliament, will visit Israel next week. In a statement, the council said Naam Miyara will visit Israel on September 7 as part of a regional tour that also includes Jordan and Palestine. In his capacity as Speaker of the […]
Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on national television and announced the president’s house arrest and the military’s takeover of power LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Military forces have staged a coup d’état in the central African country of Gabon, ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Soldiers in army uniforms appeared on natio...
Libreville, Gabon – AFP Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009, had been declared victor. Bongo, 64, whose family has ruled Gabon for over 55 years, was placed under house arrest and [...
GENEVA (AA) – Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has submitted charges against former Algerian Defense Minister Khaled Nezzar of crimes against humanity committed during Algeria’s civil war between 1992 and 1994. The OAG charged 85-year-old Nezzar at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, in the Swiss canton of Ticino,...
ANKARA (AA) – Algeria has proposed a six-month transitional period led by a civilian to solve the crisis in neighboring Niger. Niger was plunged into turmoil on July 26 when General Abdourahamane Tchiani, a former commander of the presidential guard, led a military intervention that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum was elected in 2021 i...
Proposed deal would give Emirati company control over one million hectares of forested land MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia is reportedly considering a carbon offset deal that could lead to the transfer of 10% of its land to a private Emirati company. The proposed deal would give the Emirati company control over one million hectares of [&he...
Cairo, Egypt — AFP Sudan’s army chief on Tuesday visited Egypt, his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, with the latest violence killing dozens of civilians in battle-scarred Darfur. As Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed for talks with key ally Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, medics and witnesses said 39 civil...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his ministers to get approval from his office before publicizing secret diplomatic meetings. The move came two days after the controversial first-ever meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Al-Mangoush, held in Rome last week, ma...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime risk triggering “catastrophic” humanitarian effects. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said it had revised contingency planning for Niger since a military coup on July 26 toppled Preside...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The first-ever public meeting between the foreign ministers of Israel and Libya was coordinated at the highest level, Israeli officials have claimed. The meeting took place with the knowledge of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they said. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that he had met with his Libyan counter...
