Algeria rejects participation, any talks on Western Sahara

Algeria announced on Wednesday its refusal to participate in any future negotiations on the disputed Western Sahara territory. Special envoy to the foreign ministry, Ammar Ballani, said Morocco’s invitation to Algeria to a roundtable on…

Eye for an eye: Iranian man sentenced to be blinded

A court in Tehran has sentenced a man to be blinded as punishment after he caused a man to lose the use of one eye following a fight, according to the IranWire news website The 45-year-old man was sentenced under the Iranian legal…

25 new unidentified bodies buried in mass graves in Tarhuna

A further 25 unidentified bodies have been found in mass graves in the town of Tarhuna. The farming town was controlled for years by the Kaniyat militia, run by six brothers who imposed their dominance by slaughtering opponents and their…

The European Union to donate €92m to Palestinians

The European Union has disbursed €92 million ($33.47 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following a delay of donations since the start of the year. In a statement, EU foreign policy…

Hussain al-Qatrani criticizes Prime Minister Dbeibah

Eastern-based Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Qatrani and other ministers have criticized Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah for failing to fulfill his responsibilities.Following a meeting in Benghazi, controlled by…