France condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plan
France urged Israel to abandon its plan to construct thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank, claiming the...
Geopolitics
Algeria: exchanging shale gas for Western Sahara?
A report by the pro-Morocco North Africa Post on 18th August described the conflict in Western Sahara as reaching a...
Alaska summit ends in stalemate as the Ukraine war continues
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump met in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, with...
Paris-Algiers relations under more diplomatic strain
France is set to tighten diplomatic and visa measures against Algeria, and the risk of lasting damage to relations is...
Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” plan denounced by Palestinian group
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vision of a "Greater Israel" has been denounced by a Palestinian group, that warns that...
Qatar denounces Israel over killing of Al Jazeera journalists
The Qatari Prime Minister criticised Israel on August 11th for killing Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, saying the deaths are...
Flights between Libya and Syria to start after long suspension
The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority has declared that on August 24th, one-way flights from the Libyan capital of Tripoli to...
Fury in Egypt after Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ comments
Egypt has condemned comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu glorifying a vision for ‘Greater Israel’, according to The...
UN warns against settlement expansion in the West Bank
The United Nations has taken a stance against Israel's decision to revive the E1 settlement project between Maale Adumim and...
Hezbollah accuses Lebanese government of handing over country
Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, on August 15th accused the Lebanese government of “handing” the country to Israel by moving forward...
Sahel states move closer toward a unified military force
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, all members of the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), inch closer to...
Libya tightens border rules with Tunisia and Egypt
The Libyan Customs Authority has introduced new controls to enhance transit operations at land borders with Tunisia and Egypt, while...
Global talks stall on plastic pollution treaty in Geneva
Negotiations in Geneva to establish the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution teetered on the brink as delegations...
Israel’s new settlement plan expands West Bank annexation
In the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on August 14th a plan to build 3,400 new...
Israel to seize full control of Gaza under plan to defeat Hamas
During the night of August 7th–8th, Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to defeat Hamas in the...
