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Warring parties in South Sudan are expanding stockpiles of weapons and ammunition in violation of an August peace deal and President Salva Kiir risks fueling violence with plans to almost triple the number of states in the country, said UN experts. In a report to the UN Security Council, seen …
Read More »Rights, security in focus as Egypt president visits UK
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday on security and the Sinai plane crash, as concerns mount it could have been caused by a bomb. Sisi’s visit is his first to Britain since he led the Egyptian army’s overthrow …
Read More »UN chief wants Western Sahara talks soon
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for negotiations in the coming months to settle the frozen conflict over Western Sahara, at the centre of tensions between Morocco and African countries. “This conflict must be brought to an end if the people of the region are to meet …
Read More »Court postpones Mubarak's final trial
Egypt’s top court on Thursday postponed the final trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. The Cassation Court adjourned Mubarak’s second and final retrial until January 21 and ordered that it be moved from the High …
Read More »ISIS responsible for most Libya killings
Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists are killing more civilians in Libya than the other warring factions, but all sides are committing “large-scale crimes,” International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said on Thursday. Of the 37 car and suicide bombings recorded this year in Libya, 27 have been attributed to the …
Read More »Sisi meets Chief EU foreign policy emphasizes effective partnership
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi met with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Cairo on Tuesday, the State held MENA. According to the spokesman of the Presidency Alaa Youssef, Mogherini said that his visit aims at strengthening the Egyptian-European relations through constructive dialogue between Egypt and the EU institutions. …
Read More »German UN official to take up Libya post
The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved the appointment of German UN official Martin Kobler as the new UN special envoy to Libya, said diplomats, though it was unclear when he would take over mediating stalled peace talks. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon notified the 15-member council in a letter, …
Read More »Libya at crossroads of UN draft agreement: Egypt FM in Algeria
CAIRO: Libya is at “important crossroads” related to the United Nations draft agreement on Libya and its amendments, MENA reported Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry as saying Sunday in Algeria. Shoukry arrived in Algerian Sunday in a two-day visit for consultations on the Libya situation with his Italian counterpart Paolo …
Read More »Algeria To Host Tripartite Meeting On Libyan Crisis
A tripartite meeting involving Algeria, Egypt and Italy will be held here Monday to discuss the situation in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. The meeting, which is part of the consultations among the three countries, will bring together Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League …
Read More »Mali: the army kills seven jihadists in the region of Mopti
September jihadists were killed Wednesday in clashes with the army in the Mopti region, according to the Malian government. The head of the Defense Ministry gives the information requested anonymity. According to him, the clashes took place in a wooded area at about thirty kilometers from the border with Burkina …
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