ANKARA (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Libyans to avoid violence and maintain stability in Libya, according to a statement by his spokesperson. “The Secretary-General is following with concern the demonstrations that were held in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi,” Stephane D...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s powerful labor union has allowed its members to vote in a referendum later this month on the country’s new constitution. “Members have the freedom to vote in the (constitutional) referendum,” Noureddine Taboubi, secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), said following a meeting in the capital...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The chairman of Tunisia’s constitution-drafting committee on Sunday disavowed the country’s new charter. “The draft constitution includes gross risks and paves the way for [the creation of] an outrageous dictatorial regime,” Sadok Belaid said in a message published by the local Assabah newspaper. He said the draft, ...
TRIPOLI (AA) – Protesters on Friday raided the House of Representatives in Tobruk in eastern Libya and set it on fire, reported the local media. Videos showing smoke rising from parliament were shared all over social media. A group had organized on social media under the Youth Revolution slogan and called for demonstrations and civil dis...
Dakar, Senegal – (AFP) People in Senegal heeded a call by the country’s main opposition to bang on saucepans and honk their car horns on Thursday, in a noisy protest ahead of next month’s elections. A day after the opposition said it would halt street protests and take part in the July 31 legislative vote, […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has said she will recommend alternative ways to move stalled talks in light of continued differences between rivals. In a statement following a meeting in Geneva between the presidents of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh and High Council of State, Khaled al-...
ANKARA (AA) – Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will not run in the upcoming elections, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. Bennett’s decision has come ahead of voting on the final readings of a bill that proposes dissolving the Knesset and calling an early election. Right-wing Yamina Party leader Bennett will remain ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has said that he has handed his government formation to the country’s President Michel Aoun. “I have handed President Aoun the cabinet line-up that I see fit,” Mikati told reporters following his meeting with Aoun. On Tuesday, Mikati concluded his parliamen...
LONDON (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Tuesday that Argentina is on track to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies along with Iran. “Of course, both Argentina and Iran are worthy and respected candidates, as well as a number of other countries that are also mentioned in the discussions,...
Kabul, Afghanistan – (AFP) Hundreds of religious leaders and “people of influence” from around Afghanistan have been summoned to the capital to attend a three-day grand council in support of the country’s Taliban rule. Officials provided scant details of the men-only meeting which started on Wednesday, a week after a po...
