by Asharq Al-Awsat Taha Abdul Wahed, Michel Abu Najm, Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 23, 2016 | Country Brief
Moscow, Paris, Tripoli, Cairo – The Arab Spring and the developments that have followed it have highlighted a clear inclination in Moscow toward the dedication of Russia’s strategic and political presence in the Mediterranean, benefiting from the politic of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2013 | Country Brief
Timeline • 1912: The Treaty of Fez divides Morocco between France and Spain. • 1956: Morocco gains independence from France. • 1957: Sultan Sidi Mohammed Bin Youssef changes his title to King Mohammed V. • 1958: Morocco joins the Arab League. • 1961: King Hassan II...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2013 | Country Brief
Timeline • 1955–1972: First Sudanese Civil War takes place between the new Sudanese government and Southern secessionists over the rights of the South to autonomy. • 1983: Second Sudanese Civil war begins after the South Sudan autonomous state is ended. • 1985: A...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2012 | Country Brief
[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Nouakchott, Mauritania” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1960: Gains independence from France. • 1961: President...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2012 | Country Brief
[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Algiers, Algeria” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1954: Beginning of Algerian war. • 1962: Algeria gains...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2012 | Country Brief
[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Khartoum, Sudan” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1955: The First Sudanese Civil War begins. • January 1, 1956:...
