Over 200,000 Syrians are estimated to have disappeared, and families have little chance of ever finding out if they’re alive or dead
A majority of presidential candidates in Afghanistan have demanded that President Ashraf Ghani either step down at the end of his tenure or withdraw his candidacy for the next election.
Le général à la retraite Hocine Benhadid a été placé sous mandat de dépôt par le juge d’instruction du Tribunal de Sidi M’hamed d’Alger, a-t-on appris de source judiciaire. Les raisons de son incarcération n’ont pas été précisées.
Abdelmadjid Sidi Saïd quittera ses fonctions avant la fin de son mandat.
Protesters in Algeria are again rallying against the government and the interference of the military in the ongoing crisis two months ahead of planned general elections.
May 10 marks the 12th week of protests that have swept Algeria since February 22, and called for a radical change in government and the resignation of elites from the era of former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
The protesters are raising new slogans against the army, which heaps considerable influence in Algerian politics.
While the Queen welcomes King Hamad to the event, the UK is turning a blind eye to the slow murder of political prisoners
Algerians staged demonstrations in capital Algiers on the first Friday of the Ramadan fasting month to reiterate their demand for the immediate departure of all government officials linked to the regime of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
The 82-year-old Bouteflika stepped down early last month following weeks of popular protest against his 20-year rule.
The army is now overseeing a 90-day transitional period, and has promised to hold presidential elections sometime in July.
Hundreds of supporters of an opposition presidential candidate marched in Indonesia on Friday (May 10) to protest against what they called election fraud, as the government warned that efforts to cast doubt on the outcome could amount to treason.
The protesters, spurred by unofficial results of last month's election showing that Prabowo Subianto lost to incumbent President Joko Widodo, called for fairness and vigilance in the vote counting process.
Thousands of protesters continued to stage demonstrations on the first Friday of Ramadan outside army headquarters in Khartoum to demand that Sudan’s ruling Military Transitional Council (MTC) hand over power to a civilian authority.
In a Friday sermon delivered near the protest, Abdul-Rahman Hassan, a prominent preacher, urged the MTC to prosecute figures close to ousted President Omar al-Bashir for their alleged role in violence against protesters.
Dozens of Lebanese military and security veterans burned tires and shouted angrily outside government offices on Friday, their second protest in less than two weeks amid fears a proposed austerity budget may affect their pensions and benefits.
The protesters gathered in downtown Beirut as ministers met to discuss a budget bill that aims to cut public spending and tackle a national debt that stands at more than 150% of GDP. They denounced leaked reports of cuts to their pensions, calling on the government to address corruption instead.
Faiez Serraj, head of the Libya’s internationally-recognized Presidency Council and Government of National Accord told French President Emmanuel Macron that he no longer considers Khalifa Hafter, commander of the (mainly eastern-based) Libyan Nationa
La question du rôle de l’institution militaire revient de plus en plus et se pose avec acuité ces derniers jours.
Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC) has stressed the need to grant the leadership council (Sovereign Council) powers to impose a State of Emergency, declare war, take command of regular forces, and appoint governors of the provinces and ambassadors.
The council also stressed its adherence to defining the transitional period of two years
Jordan’s King Abdullah approved a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, the third in Prime Minister Omar Razzaz’s government since he took office in 2018.
The reshuffle introduced six new ministers, including Nidal al-Bataineh, who was appointed as minister of labour, and Saad Fayez Jaber, who was made minister of health.
Salama Hammad was appointed as minister of the interior, replacing Sameer al-Mobaideen.
Hammad has held the position of interior minister twice before, in 1993 and 2016.
