TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – A coalition of five Tunisian parties has condemned attacks on their supporters during a protest against a planned constitutional referendum amid a deep political crisis in the North African country. Tunisian President Kais Saied plans to hold a national referendum on an amended version of the country’s constitution on Jul...
Illinois Republican Mary Miller, speaking at a rally alongside former president Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.” Miller is running for reelection in the state’s newly redrawn 15th Congressional district against Republican Rodney Davis in Tuesday’s primary. She thank...
On Sunday Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said right-wing U.S. Supreme Court justices who “misled” senators during confirmation hearings should be impeached for lying under oath. The justices testified under oath about whether they supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Speaking with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Ocasio-Cor...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Hamza Abdi Barre assumed office as Somalia’s 21st prime minister after receiving a vote of confidence from all the 220 members of parliament in Somalia on Saturday. The new prime minister will pick his Cabinet in 30 days. Parliament Speaker Aden Madobe was quoted by the local media as saying that […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The United States and four European countries have called on Libyan leaders to accelerate the establishment of a legal basis for holding elections in the war-torn country. “We call on the House of Representatives, the High State Council, and their leaders to urgently finalize the legal basis so that credible, transparent,...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has called on the authorities to unveil the identity of those plotting to assassinate Tunisian President Kais Saied. On Thursday, the Interior Ministry said there were plots to assassinate Saied and to “damage state security and create chaos.” “Ennahda condemns any assault on state institutions,...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP) Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali’s lawyer said. He could not say why Jebali was detained. “The police arrested Mr Jebali in his car in Soussa, then took him to ...
Beirut, Lebanon – (AFP) Lebanon’s lawmakers designated incumbent Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government Thursday, more than a month after parliamentary elections that yielded no clear majority. The 66-year-old billionaire, who had been widely expected to keep his job, secured 54 votes during parliamentary consultation...
ANKARA (AA) – The speaker of Libya’s Parliament and the head of the High Council of State have agreed to meet in Geneva by the end of June. The announcement was made by UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams. “I am pleased to confirm that Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s Presidential Council on Thursday launched a strategy for national reconciliation amid a deep political crisis in the country. “Libya needs national efforts to draw it away from foreign interference,” Mohamed al-Menfi, head of the council, said in a speech during a ceremony held in the capital Tripoli. ...
