Samuel Eto’o accused by Spanish authorities of tax evasion

Tax authorities in Spain claim the newly elected President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o owes nearly one million euros in taxes. According to them, the said amount was accumulated when Eto’o was playing his club…

Turkish FM: Erdoğan refuses to meet with Khalifa Haftar

Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that his country is working with the legitimate government in Libya and wants a comprehensive solution for the Libyan crisis. Cavusoglu told reporters at the Turkish Foreign Ministry HQ in…

Libya’s HoR seeks election delay by 6 months

Libya’s House of Representatives (parliament) has proposed postponing the presidential elections by six months.The assembly held a session in the city of Tobruk late Monday to discuss the polls, which were scheduled to take place on…

Abdelaziz Haouame is Algeria’s new Air Force chief

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has relieved the commander of the country's air defences, Major-General Amar Amrani, of his duties, appointing Major-General Abdelaziz Haouame in his place. The shake-up of the Territorial Air…

Work set to begin on cross-border Iraq to Iran rail line

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on Monday to finally begin the construction of a new railway to connect the neighbouring countries. The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and Iraqi Republic Railways companies agreed to establish a joint…

EU urges peaceful, free and fair elections in Libya

The European Union’s (EU) High Representative, Josep Borrell, has called on Libyan authorities to swiftly devise a plan and a clear calendar to hold inclusive, free, fair, and credible presidential and legislative elections as soon as…

Arab League calls all Libyan parties for direct talks

The Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, called on Libyan parties to look for the interest of the whole country rather than pursuing narrow personal interests, adding that Libya is at a dangerous crossroad and all…

António Guterres urge Libyans to set new election date

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has praised the high turnout by the Libyan people in voter registration, which was represented by the receipt of 2.8 million electoral cards. “This necessitates…