Libya has been divided since 2014 between two rival administrations – one in the west and one in the east, as it was plunged into a civil war after the NATO intervention and Muammar Ghaddafi’s overthrow. Although a United Nations-mediated unitary government has been formed, the political crisis in the country still continues, as the power struggles between the east ...
This is Algeria or desert From the ancestors that camels carried for thousands of years, Love Wisdom My being is tormented Oh dates, you have no taste, Do you hear how the trampled sand cries out? Get up mom And woman walk And son run To the necessary salvation of meaning… Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca – 1961 The occupation and colonization ...
Results of the parliamentary primary elections On September 12, 2021, the Argentine Republic held their primary, open, simultaneous and mandatory elections (PASO in Spanish), the results of which determined the candidates who will compete in the general parliamentary elections on November 14, by: 127 of the 257 seats of the Chamber of Deputies, for a period of 4 years (2021-2025), ...
On October 8, the Africa-France summit was held in Montpellier at the initiative of President Emmanuel Macron. In difference to usual summits devoted to Africa, this time only the youth of the continent has participated in the gathering. There were no African presidents, and the event was symbolically led by Macron himself. Macron’s key idea during the summit was to ...
Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga of Mali said that France has failed to fight terrorism in his country and accused Paris of helping terrorists. The head of Mali’s government said this in an interview with several world agencies. According to Turkish news agency Anadolu, Maiga said the outcome of the French military intervention in the country was a triumph for ...
The new realities in the South Caucasus and in the world after the 44-day-long Second Karabakh War are not satisfactory to everyone. Changes in the geopolitical situation may strongly affect the interests of certain countries. However, by focusing on dialogue and cooperation, a solution can be found. If steps are taken to cooperate and open the transport infrastructure between Armenia ...
“There is no war without Egypt and no peace without Syria.” This phrase, repeated by many Arab diplomats, experts and officials during the past decades, is more than just verbal rhetoric. It reflects the complex nature of the relationship between the two countries. In other words, one country cannot do without the other. One hand holds the key to war ...
Elections without rules The political process in Libya is once again poised to fail. On Monday, the country’s parliament (House of Representatives – HoR), sitting in the eastern part of the country, passed a law that postponed parliamentary elections by a month. “The election for members of the House of Representatives will take place 30 days after the presidential vote,” ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was the diplomatic meeting between the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, at the southern Russian city of Sochi. Second were the exclusive statements from the Turkish Minister of Foreign Relations Mevlut Cavusoglu, about the government’s recent “Asia Anew Initiative”, ...
The most misunderstood country on Earth The territory of North Korea, officially called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), encompasses about half of the relatively small Korean Peninsula. It is one of the few countries on Earth that has never invaded another nation, and yet the DPRK’s very existence has been threatened with economic sanctions, military invasion, and even ...