Consequences of President Essebsi’s death being well handled, but in a democracy anything can happen.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
BDS: US Congress, UK local action
Posted onUS Congress has passed a watered-down bill opposing BDS. Local action in the UK against an Israeli weapons company.
Syria: more bloodshed
Posted onSyria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.
Syria: the tanker and the fuel crisis
Posted onThe seizure of an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar highlights the fuel crisis in Syria and EU policy.
Libya – France in the dock
Posted onLibya – deaths since April pass 1,000. France admits involvement with Haftar’s forces.
Mauritania elects a president
Posted onGhazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.
Algeria – it’s up to the army
Posted onAlgeria’s army in untenable position. Can they open the door to change?
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia questioned
Posted onArms sales to Saudi Arabia by US, UK and France criticised, but governments undeterred. Missiles/nuclear.
Sudan – turn for the worse
Posted onSudan – 60 demonstrators killed, talks between the military and the protesters stalled.
Palestine: economic woes but political defiance
Posted onIsraeli restrictions prevent the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territories from functioning normally and the Palestinian Authority depends on external sources to fund its budget. It decided to forego the most important of these sources four months ago and its financial crisis is now severe.