Tunisia’s Transition Hits a Rough Patch Following COVID Lockdown
Volatile post-election politics continues to limit the government’s ability to address Tunisians grievances.
The Black Sea: Economic Region or Intersection?
For those who study the countries and regions that surround it, the Black Sea is many things — a global trade thoroughfare, a zone of contestation, a cradle of civilizations, and a dying ecosystem. But, curiously, one of the more opaque factors is whether the Black Sea region — the states and polities on its littoral and immediate hinterland — is a region at all, properly speaking. Although a regional cultural or political identity has long proven elusive, there was a time when the Black Sea began to possess the rudiments of an economic one. It could again.
Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed
Niger’s government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the capital Niamey and suspended access to a giraffe reserve where six French aid workers and two Nigeriens were shot dead.
8 suspects arrested over Daesh links in Turkey’s Black Sea region
At least eight suspects have been arrested in Turkey’s Black Sea region for their links to the Daesh terrorist group, security sources said Tuesday.
Libya, Turkey ink trade and economy MoU
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) signed with Turkey a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost trade and economic ties, the Turkish trade minister said Thursday.
U.S continues pushing for Libya peaceful solution in Cairo and with HoR’s Saleh
The U.S continued its accelerated push for a ceasefire and a non-military solution to the Libyan crisis. Yesterday, U.S Ambassador to Tripoli Richard Norland met Egyptian officials and Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) head Ageela Saleh in Cairo.
Iran | Government Spox: Iran responds decisively to any provocative action by US
The spokesman for the Iranian government, Ali Rabiei, said that any resolution in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is unacceptable and is a mockery of international law, adding that Iran will show a proportionate and decisive response to any provocative and illegal action.
Iran dismantles five spy teams tied to foreign intel services : Intelligence Ministry
Iranian intelligence forces have identified and arrested a number of spies linked to foreign espionage services.