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Tunisia Feb. 2 presented its new coalition government, dominated by the secular Nidaa Tounes party but also including its Islamist rivals, as it prepares to tackle security problems and a faltering economy. Prime Minister Habib Essid announced the makeup of his new cabinet, which had initially been abandoned after the …
Read More »Egypt court condmens 183 Brotherhood supporters to death
An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the death sentences of 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters convicted of killing 13 people during violence in 2013 after the ouster of the country’s first Islamist President Mohamed Morsy. The court, in its judgment on 188 defendants who were given death in a preliminary verdict …
Read More »3 militants killed by Egyptian troops in North Sinai
Armed forces killed three militants during an exchange of fire with “terrorists” in North Sinai’s Rafah on Saturday evening. The armed forces returned fire when militants attacked a checkpoint using mortar shells and RPG. Aswat Masriya quoted a military source saying that six military personnel were injured. The armed forces …
Read More »UN deplores violent protests in Gao, Northern Mali
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday deplored the incidents that took place during a demonstration in front of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Gao town, northern Mali, two days ago. The Secretary General is saddened by the violence that surrounded the demonstration and …
Read More »There is no military solution for Libyan crisis, AU commisioner says
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui underlined Wednesday in Addis Ababa that there no military solution was possible to the Libyan crisis, favouring a peaceful solution through inter-Libyan dialogue. “We should say clearly that no military solution is possible to the current crisis in Libya. We should …
Read More »Egypt does not attend second International meeting on Libya
Egypt and Libya boycotted on Wednesday the second session of the International Contact Group on Libya in Addis Ababa objecting to the presence of Qatar and Turkey. Egypt withdrew from the meeting to “send a clear message” that there must be coordination about the participation of countries outside the African …
Read More »UN strongly condemns Tripoli attack
The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned today, in the strongest terms, the attack that took place at the Corinthia Hotel, in Tripoli yesterday. “Terrorism has no place in the new Libya and will not undermine the ongoing political dialogue which the United Nations is facilitating,” the Secretary-General’s spokesperson said in …
Read More »Tunisia to attend African Summit
“By taking part in the 24th African Union (AU) Summit, January 30-31 in Addis Ababa, Tunisia makes a comeback on the African scene,” official Spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic Moez Sinaoui said, Thursday. President Beji Caid Essebsi who left for Ethiopia in his first travel abroad since he …
Read More »Turkey condemns Egypt over disproportionate use of force on protesters
Turkey has strongly condemned Egypt over its disproportionate use of force on protesters wanting to mark the fourth anniversary of their Jan. 25 revolution and expressing condolences to families of those killed during the protests in 2011. “It is impossible for the Egyptian administration to provide stability and security to …
Read More »Egyptian army exchange fire with militants in North Sinai
The armed forces killed 3 militants in an exchange of fire in Al-Arish and arrested 68 others during armed forces operations between 21 January and 26 January, according to a military spokesman statement released Tuesday. Out of the 68 arrested, 17 were “wanted” and 40 were “suspects”. One of them …
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