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Hague: Britain Considers More Sanctions on Syria

Nouakchott - Arab Today

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Britain would look at what further sanctions it could take with the rest of the European Union against Syria. "I don''t want to pretend that we have a magic lever on Syria. We have less leverage than we did in Libya and we would not countenance military intervention," Hague said in statements inRead more

Palestinians will discuss decline of aids

Gaza - Nasser Al-Assad

Director General of Palestinian Liberation Front Wasel Abu Yusef said that there are many arrangements for the holding of the Palestinian National Council, through consultations involving all factions, saying that the meeting comes in the framework of preparations for the meeting of Palestinian National Council. He said, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that reduction of US aid to theRead more

Underlines importance of development

Cairo - Essam Mahmoud

Security expert Mustafa Al Meneisi said that Facing extremism in Egypt, will not be effective only in the face of security, and that it must be on two main axes, one "developmental" and the other "security". He added that every ministry or entity that has a representative in the National Council to combat terrorism and extremism should perform an effectiveRead more

3 years after coup, junta is deeply embedded in Thai life

Bangkok - Arab today

On Friday evenings in Thailand, sandwiched between the evening news and a popular soap opera, is a prime-time programme that has been running for three years, or ever since the military took power in a May 22, 2014 coup. Called Sustainable Development from a Royal Philosophy it stars junta leader and former army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaking on a range ofRead more

VP chairs meeting of National Mechanism for Follow up sustainable development

Khartoum - SUNA

The Vice-President of the Republic, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman chaired in the Republican Palace, Tuesday, meeting of the National Mechanism for Follow-up the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The Vice-President gave directive for incorporating the national program for sustainable development in the state's five-year plan . Secretary-General of the National Council for Population, Dr Limya Abdul-Ghaffar said in press statements, that theRead more

Algerian politicians accuse government of politicizing mosques

Algeria - Rabia Khreis

The recent statement issued by Algeria’s Ministry of Religious affairs to urge the citizens to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on May 4 raised a state of controversy, as a number of politicians described the clerics’ involvement in the political process as a violation against the Algerian constitution, while others said that the statement comes inRead more

Istiqlal Party Parliamentarians Demand Departure of Hamid Chabat

Rabat - Arab Today

After a group of Istiqlal Party (PI) members have denounced what they called the “individual decisions” of the party’s Secretary General, Hamid Chabat, calling for change to “restore the position of the party in Morocco’s political scene,” a large majority of Istiqlal parliamentarians issued a communiqué disowning Hamid Chabat and supporting the group of 14 dissidents of the Executive Committee,Read more

Top Istiqlal Party Members Denounce Chabat’s ‘Individual Decisions’ Against Other Members

Rabat - Arab Today

A group of Istiqlal Party (PI) members have denounced what they called the “individual decisions” of the party’s Secretary General, Hamid Chabat, calling for change to “restore the position of the party in Morocco’s [political scene.]” In a joint communiqué, issued on Saturday morning and signed by 14 out of 26 members of the IP’s executive board, the party membersRead more

Othmani Open to Discuss with PAM and USFP

Rabat - Arab Today

Morocco’s newly Appointed Head of Government, Saad Eddine Othmani, decided to start immediately negotiations to form the next coalition government with “all political parties represented in the parliament,” reported the official PJD website on Sunday. The statement was made after the extraordinary session of the National Council of PJD held to discuss King Mohammed VI’s decision to appoint Saad EddineRead more

Hassabo Informed on Preparations for Meeting of Higher Committee for Strategic Planning

Khartoum - Arab Today

Vice - President of the Republic of the Republic, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, received in his office at the Republican Palace Sunday the Secretary General of the National Council for Strategic Planning, Prof. Abbas Korena, and got informed on the arrangements for the meeting of the Higher Committee for Strategic Planning next Tuesday at the Council of Ministers. In a pressRead more