Arab summits: a brief snapshot of history
Over eight decades, Arab League leaders have convened 46 summits, including 31 regular and 15 emergency sessions, as well as...
Martin Jay
Haitham El-Zobaidi: Al Jazeera’s Challenger?
If the Saudis are really serious about creating a rival tv network to Al Jazeera, they will have to do...
Morocco to intervene in Libyan crisis, meeting planned
Morocco will host a meeting of the Libyan steering committee to prepare for elections on which hopes are pinned on...
Salem AlKetbi: Outlook for the military clash in Sudan
Sudan’s army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) butted heads in a military confrontation, stirring up regional and global attention, and raising questions about...
Saudi Arabia and Algeria cosy up – but at what cost?
Saudi Arabia and Algeria have signed an agreement to establish a Saudi-Algerian Supreme Coordination Council to expand bilateral ties and...
Tunisia’s Ghannouchi Detention Shifts Focus
Tunisian president’s purge of journalists, writers, activists and anyone who dares to comment about his style of governance might be...
Clashes in Libya leave three dead, security forces deployed
Despite continuous calls from the UN and western governments for the Libyan elite to move forward on elections - and...
French court upholds sentence for Sarkozy over Libya graft
AÂ French appeals court on May 17th upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas...
Martin Jay: NATO boss’s bombshell interview was fake news
Can there be anything on the net right now, about the Ukraine war, more hilarious, disingenuous and darn right crackers...
Libya: Bashagha replaced in bid to gain access to finances
Libya’s eastern-based parliament voted on May 16th to replace Fathi Bashagha as prime minister, its spokesperson said, after he failed...
Mauritania Election Crisis: Opposition Alleges Rigging
Tensions are brewing in Mauritania threatening regional stability, following elections which opposition groups are claiming has been rigged. Mauritanian opposition...
ICC court issues secret arrest warrants for Libya crimes
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told the United Nations Security Council on May 11th that the court has...
Tunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi
A Tunisian judge on May 15th sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a critic of President Kais Saied, to a year...
Arab League’s Decision on Assad
Maghreb countries with regional ambitions should take note of Syria’s return to the Arab League as Assad’s suspension in the...
US insists on Legal Framework for Libya’s Elections
American officials continue to bang the drum about a legal framework needed for Libya's warlords if they genuinely seek to...
