TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has called on the authorities to unveil the identity of those plotting to assassinate Tunisian President Kais Saied. On Thursday, the Interior Ministry said there were plots to assassinate Saied and to “damage state security and create chaos.” “Ennahda condemns any assault on state institutions,...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP) Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali’s lawyer said. He could not say why Jebali was detained. “The police arrested Mr Jebali in his car in Soussa, then took him to ...
Beirut, Lebanon – (AFP) Lebanon’s lawmakers designated incumbent Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government Thursday, more than a month after parliamentary elections that yielded no clear majority. The 66-year-old billionaire, who had been widely expected to keep his job, secured 54 votes during parliamentary consultation...
ANKARA (AA) – The speaker of Libya’s Parliament and the head of the High Council of State have agreed to meet in Geneva by the end of June. The announcement was made by UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams. “I am pleased to confirm that Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s Presidential Council on Thursday launched a strategy for national reconciliation amid a deep political crisis in the country. “Libya needs national efforts to draw it away from foreign interference,” Mohamed al-Menfi, head of the council, said in a speech during a ceremony held in the capital Tripoli. ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Thursday dismissed the intelligence chief of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and replaced him with a senior military commander. IRGC chief Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami in a decree on Thursday appointed Brig. Gen. Mohammad Kazemi in place of Hossein Taeb, a formidable clergyman who held the powerfu...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) on Wednesday voted in a preliminary reading of a bill to dissolve itself in preparation for early elections in October. The bill was supported by 110 lawmakers during the vote. A second and third vote is expected to be held next week. “It is expected that the procedures […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Despite political instability, Israel’s security must be preserved, the country’s prime minister has said. “We are in a period of political instability but the security and stability must be preserved,” Naftali Bennett said during a visit to the Israel Defense Forces’ Gaza division headquarters. Bennett said Israelis in cities su...
Hamza Taouzzale has been elected as First Citizen by London’s Westminster City Council. The 22-year-old is the city’s first incumbent from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background. Taouzzale recently graduated from King’s College London with a master’s degree in global affairs. He was elected to represent the interests of the people of Wes...
On Monday, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif appeared in court to answer for corruption allegations. Sharif became prime minister in April after a vote of no confidence ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The corruption investigation stems from allegations that Sharif abused his power when he was the province of Punjab’s chie...
