UK’s Starmer under pressure to expel Israeli ambassador
An array of UK members of parliament (MPs) have urged the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to expel the Israeli ambassador...
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Police in Iraq’s Kurdistan region arrest opposition leader
Iraqi Kurdish police stated that they had arrested the main opposition party leader in the autonomous Kurdistan region in north...
Egypt, Jordan to train Palestinian police force
Plans are afoot for Palestinians to recruit their own police officers to be trained outside of Israel. Egyptian Foreign Minister...
Sudan: Dozens killed in refugee camp attack
At least 40 people were killed in an 11th August attack on a refugee camp in Sudan's western Darfur region,...
Africa Union urged to engage further in South Sudan political crisis
The African Union (AU) has been requested to enhance engagement to combat the political crisis in South Sudan, as reported...
100+ migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to Ceuta overnight
In one of the most chaotic incidents seen this summer, over 100 migrants, including children, attempted to swim to Ceuta,...
Libya ready for elections but delayed by lack of electoral law
On August 11th, the head of the Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, announced that elections in Libya...
Libyan electoral office attacked as local elections grow closer
On the morning of August 12th, an armed assault was carried out on an electoral administration office in the Libyan...
Libya’s strongman Haftar appoints son as his deputy army chief
The leader of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, has appointed his son Saddam Haftar as the deputy commander-in-chief of...
Mali: Foiled coup plot adds to mounting pressures
The ruling junta of Mali face growing turbulence as an alleged coup plot has been foiled, two dozen soldiers were...
Tunisia’s president signals showdown with powerful union
Tunisian President Kais Saied has signalled a possible move to investigate the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), the country’s most...
Mali military junta arrests soldiers over alleged coup
Mali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the west African country’s military junta according to France...
Khalifa Haftar’s son rises to second in command in Libyan National Army
Libyan military leader Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar appointed his son, Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, as deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan...
Syria withdraws from Kurdish talks after calls for federal system
Syria’s transitional government will not participate in Paris talks which intend to mediate differences of a Kurdish-led force after the...
Pro-Saied protest targets Tunisia’s influential union
Hundreds of President Kais Saied’s supporters rallied outside the headquarters of Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union, demanding that he suspend the...
