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Greece and Libya have agreed to hold talks on marking out their maritime zones in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after a meeting with the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi.
Read More »Russia’s Naval Base in Sudan Opens a Long-Sought Gateway to the Red Sea
Following Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s approval last month of a new naval base to be built on Sudan’s Red Sea coast, official Kremlin statements have billed the facility as a logistics center that will be defensive in nature—for principal use as a resupply station for Russian warships. In spite …
Read More »Tunisia courts Egypt amid presidential dispute with Brotherhood-affiliated Ennahda
Tunisian President Saied Kais recently paid his first visit to Egypt since assuming power in 2019, in what analysts say is a move aimed at cementing relations in the face of the Muslim Brotherhood. On his first official visit to Egypt since he assumed power in 2019, Tunisian President Kais …
Read More »The Dangers of Trump’s Hasty Troop Withdrawal From Somalia
In a nod to his campaign promise to end U.S. participation in conflicts abroad, outgoing President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of American troops from Somalia last week. The announcement came a week after Trump’s acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller, capped a whirlwind Middle East tour on Nov. 27 with …
Read More »Hunting in Yemen
“It’s not normal for people to live like this,” says Iman Saleh, now on her twelfth day of a hunger strike demanding an end to war in Yemen. April 10, 2021: Since March 29th, in Washington, D.C., Iman Saleh, age 26, has been on a hunger strike to demand an …
Read More »Egypt sentences senior Islamist leader to life in prison
A senior leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group was convicted on terror charges and sentenced Thursday to life in prison, the country’s state-owned news agency reported. According to the Middle East News Agency, a Cairo court found Mahmoud Ezzat, the acting supreme guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organization, …
Read More »European Union calls on foreign forces to leave Libya
EU Council President Charles Michel met with officials in Tripoli as more European officials are set to visit the capital this month. The European Union reiterated a call for all foreign fighters to depart Libya as the war-torn country works toward a political solution to years of civil war. EU …
Read More »Egypt criticizes plan to integrate militias into Libyan army
Egypt has raised concerns about a Libyan plan to integrate militias into its military establishment after unification, arguing that doing so could undermine security and stability in both countries. Egypt has renewed its support for the Libyan National Army. LNA commander Khalifa Hifter went to Cairo March 16 and met …
Read More »Mali : OU SONT PASSEES LES PREUVES DES FRAPPES AERIENNES DE BOUNTI ? ENTRE LA FRANCE, LE MALI ET LES ENQUETEURS DE LA MINUSMA QUI VEUT FLOUER QUI ?
Depuis les frappes aériennes menées le dimanche 03 janvier 2021 dans le village de Bounti, cercle de Douentza, ayant fait une vingtaine de morts, on va de polémique en polémique. Comme le dit un adage bien connu de chez nous : ‘’Même si on doit t’égorger, il faut dire la …
Read More »Mali: Burkina Faso : six supplétifs civils de l’armée tués dans une attaque dans le Nord
Au moins six supplétifs civils engagés dans la lutte antijihadiste ont été tués jeudi soir dans une embuscade dans le nord du Burkina Faso. Une embuscade dans le nord du Burkina Faso a fait, jeudi 1er avril, au moins six morts parmi des supplétifs de l’armée engagés dans la lutte …
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