by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo – The African Union Commission (AUC) appointed on Saturday former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa as the first Egyptian to become a member of the African Union Panel of the Wise. He has been appointed as a successor to Algerian diplomat Lakhdar...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | World
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew on Tuesday from a court-ordered re-run of the presidential election, saying the vote would not be free or fair and leaving President Uhuru Kenyatta as the only candidate. The election re-run is scheduled for Oct....
by Emile Amin | Sep 18, 2017 | Features
Cairo – In mid-August al-Qaeda threatened to derail Britain’s train system, urging its supporters to heed its call. This brought up the debate about whether the extremist organization was on the rise again, 16 years after the United States declared war against it....
by Ahmed Younis | Sep 13, 2017 | World
Khartoum – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour is expected to arrive to the United States on Wednesday, heading his country’s delegation to the meetings of the 72nd UN General Assembly. Prior to his departure on Tuesday, Ghandour briefed Prime Minister Bakri...
by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 29, 2017 | World
Paris- The Elysee Palace hosted on Monday leaders of four European countries – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – and three African countries – Chad, Niger and Libya – to discuss ways to curb the flow of illegal migration. The Paris meeting...
