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The armed group fighting the Ethiopian army and its allied regional forces in Tigray claims it is now in a position to march towards the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. General Tsadkan Gebretensae, the top military official of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), alleges that Tigrayan forces have completed a …
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Intel: US to announce agreement to pull ‘combat troops’ from Iraq
Security will be at top of agenda for US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue today, and when US President Joe Biden hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on July 26. US and Iraqi officials are preparing a statement that will likely mention a time frame for the withdrawal of American “combat troops” from …
Read More »Intra-Libyan talks on election law to take place in Rome on July 26-29 – authorities
The focus will be on the need to adopt the necessary legal acts to organize the presidential and parliamentary elections Intra-Libyan talks on developing a unified stance on the law on general elections are expected to take place in the Italian capital of Rome on July 26-29, Parliament Spokesman Abdullah …
Read More »Qatar’s foreign minister visits Iran to meet top officials
Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi to discuss bilateral relations. Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani travelled to Tehran for an unannounced visit and met top officials, days after visiting Washington, Iran’s state news agency reported. IRNA said that Al Thani, who …
Read More »Is It Game Over for Tunisian Democracy?
In a move critics are calling a “coup d’état,” Tunisian President Kais Saied late Sunday gave a pink slip to the man he appointed exactly one year earlier to head the government, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, dismissing the rest of the cabinet and freezing the activities of parliament for 30 …
Read More »Biden, Iraqi PM to Meet in DC to Discuss Withdrawal of US Combat Troops
US President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to the Oval Office on Monday, where the two leaders will discuss the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq to officially end its combat mission there. Some 2,500 US troops still remain in Iraq as part of an …
Read More »Russie-Afrique: Wagner, enquête sur les mercenaires de Poutine
« La symphonie africaine de Poutine » (1/2). Incontournable au Soudan et en Centrafrique, présente en sous-main au Sahel, cette société de sécurité privée officieuse liée au maître du Kremlin est de plus en plus active sur le continent. De Khartoum à Bamako, en passant par Bangui et Saint-Pétersbourg, plongée …
Read More »Khamenei calls largely Arab province of Iran ‘loyal’ amid protests
Protesters in oil-rich Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran want clean drinking water, among other things. Iran’s supreme leader praised the people of Khuzestan province Friday in an apparent response to continuing protests in the impoverished region. “The people of Khuzestan are very loyal,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a tweet. …
Read More »Search underway after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Eight migrants are still missing after their boat bound for Italy sunk southwest of the Turkish town of Kas. Search-and-rescue operations are underway in the Aegean Sea after a boat carrying 45 migrants sank off the southern coast of Turkey, Greek and Turkish officials said Friday. The state-run Anadolu Agency …
Read More »Iraq still needs US help to defeat Islamic State, foreign minister says
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein made the remarks ahead of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit to Washington on Monday. Iraq still needs support from the US-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Friday amid reports the Biden administration is planning to withdraw combat troops …
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