Ahram Online “The European Commission granted €18 Million humanitarian funding for North Africa in 2022 to support the most vulnerable refugees in Egypt, Libya, and Algeria”, the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) announced on Tuesday. “The European Union is committed to supporting people in need …
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Sisi and Tebboune affirm importance of Libyan elections
Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune agreed on the importance of holding Libya’s delayed parliamentary and presidential elections at a meeting in Cairo on Tuesday. “We also agreed on the necessity of the repatriation of mercenaries and foreign troops from Libya for the …
Read More »Egypt and Algeria discuss developments in Libya and Tunisia
Egypt Today Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra agreed on the importance of achieving security and stability in Libya at a meeting in Cairo on Monday. Sisi and Lamamra affirmed the need to preserve the Libyan unity and sovereignty. They agreed on the importance of …
Read More »Macron seeks to “calm” tension with Algeria
Ahram Online French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, he hoped that tensions with Algeria could ease after a row over visas and critical comments by Paris towards Algiers. “My wish is for a calming down because I think it’s better to talk and to make progress”, Macron told the …
Read More »Algeria recalls ambassador to France
Ahram Online Algeria has accused its former colonial ruler France of “genocide” and announced recalling its ambassador from Paris on Saturday evening. The decision follows Algeria’s anger over what it said were “inadmissible” comments attributed to French President Emmanuel Macron. The sharp escalation in tensions follows a French decision to …
Read More »Sudan voices optimism of Algeria GERD proposal
Egypt Independent Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said on Wednesday, “a solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will soon be reached within the framework of international law”. Hamdok praised an Algerian initiative to solve the dam crisis. Algeria had called for ‘a direct meeting between Egypt, Sudan and …
Read More »Aboul Gheit urges Algeria and Morocco to exercise self-restraint
Ahram Online The Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL), Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and the Arab Parliament urged Algeria and Morocco to exercise self-restraint after Algerian authorities cut diplomatic relations with Rabat on Tuesday. “Both Algeria and Morocco are essential for joint Arab action, an official from the AL general secretariat …
Read More »Algeria rejects US “peace” plan
Amr Mohamed Kandil – Egypt Today Unlike many other Arab countries, Algeria immediately confirmed its rejection of the Middle East peace plan sponsored by US President Donald Trump, which gives Israel the right to have Jerusalem as its capital. In a statement published on Wednesday, the Algerian Foreign Ministry …
Read More »Shoukry participates in “The Algeria meeting” of Libya’s neighbouring countries
Egypt Today Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed Egypt’s support to Libya’s stability, calling for an inter-Libyan solution without any foreign interference. A ministerial meeting of Libya’s neighbouring countries was held in Algeria, where Shoukry said that Turkey has caused a state of confusion in Libya. He called for …
Read More »Freedom and multilateralism
Hussein Haridy How to view the year 2019? It is not always easy to pass a definitive judgement on international events and developments in a certain period of time. Neither is it easy to deal with the totality of world events across the globe in one article, however long it …
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