The surprise decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a group of Tunisian mediators has won plaudits in Tunisia and abroad, and offered the cradle of the Arab Spring symbolic support as it pursues its laborious transition to democracy. The prize was awarded nearly five years after a desperate street vendor set himself alight in…
Related Articles
Cairo, Khartoum stress agreement on Ethiopian dam
CAIRO, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and his visiting Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir Sunday agreed to pursue working together to reach a deal on a controversial Ethiopian dam at an early date.The agreement came during a press conference …
Saudi Arabia, UAE launch seven strategic initiatives
ABU DHABI, The Executive Committee of Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council launched Saturday seven strategic initiatives: cryptocurrency, services, financial markets, aviation, entrepreneurship, customs and security.The strategy includes areas of collabo…
US to underscore commitment to “democratic transition” in Venezuela at solidarity conf. – State Dept.
WASHINGTON, The US affirmed Friday that it will underscore its commitment “to a democratic transition in Venezuela that brings an end to the tyranny of the Maduro regime” at the Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant Crisis due nex…