Foreign Affairs

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger leaders discuss security challenges

The first summit of the leaders of the Tri-Sahel Alliance, which includes Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, kicked off Saturday in Niamey, discussing coordinating efforts to confront common security challenges.

This summit comes months after the establis…

GCC chief decries Israeli strike on UNRWA-run school in Gaza

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi condemned as “a barbaric crime” the bombardment by the Israeli occupation forces of Al-Jaouni boy’s preparatory school in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, early Saturday.

The school, run by the UNRWA, …

An armed attack on the home of a parliament member in Baghdad

Ishraqa Canon Bloc announced today, Saturday, that the house of its MP, Taqi Nasser Al-Waeli, was subjected to an armed attack in Al-Dulai area in Baghdad, indicating that the attack did not result in any human casualties.

The bloc said in a statemen…

Algiers, Cairo eye closer coop. over Arab, African issues

Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmad Attaf and his Egyptian counterpart Bader Abdelati on Saturday tackled ways of promoting fraternal ties and cooperation between both countries and coordination over Arab and African affairs.

This came during a phone con…