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The head of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party Al Nahda is to meet the powerful UGTT trade union chief on Monday on the crisis sparked by the killing of an opposition politician. The UGTT said that its head, Housine Abassi, would meet Al Nahda leader Rashed Gannouchi and Mustafa Bin Jaafar, …
Read More »EU resumes mediation efforts in Egypt
Despite the lack of progress so far, the European Union (EU) will continue efforts to mediate between the Egyptian government and the pro-Morsy opposition, in order to push forward the dialogue between the two sides, said Michael Mann, a spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Read More »Tunisian PM pledges to solve crisis with dialogue
Prime Minister Ali Larayedh vowed Thursday his cabinet will make every effort to turn to dialogue with its detractors to resolve Tunisia’s political crisis sparked by an opposition leader’s assassination.
Read More »Mali presidential candidates prepare for run-off on Sunday
Two veterans of Malian politics face off on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election intended to turn the page on months of unrest after a coup, Islamist insurgency and French military intervention.
Read More »Algerian FM says security cooperation with Tunisia had impressive results
Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Mourad Medelci said Tuesday that the security cooperation between Algeria and Tunisia has record and tangible results. In a joint press conference with Tunisian counterpart Othman Jarandi, Medelci
Read More »Russia rejects Saudi proposal to abandon Assad
Moscow has rejected a Saudi proposal to abandon Syria’s president in return for a huge arms deal and a pledge to boost Russian influence in the Arab world. On July 31, President Vladimir Putin, a strong backer of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, met Saudi Arabia’s influential
Read More »Pakistani PM calls for ceasefire at Line of Control
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Thursday that it was imperative for both India and Pakistan to take effective steps to ensure and restore ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC).
Read More »Turkish PM exchanged views on Syria and Egypt over phone with British counterpart
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his British counterpart David Cameron on Tuesday.
Read More »Turkish President says the country’s future is in good hands
Turkey’s future is in good hands, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said after the Eid prayer on the occasion of Ramadan. Gul said that the principles of the rule of law and equality are above everything in Turkey.
Read More »India accuses Pakistan army of ambush
India’s government on Thursday for the first time directly accused Pakistan’s army of involvement in a deadly ambush on its troops in Kashmir and warned of retaliation. Defence Minister AK Antony also warned the ambush would damage warming ties with Islamabad and hinted at
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