G20 commits to Africa Partnership
In a recently concluded G20 meeting held in Hamburg, Germany, the world leaders vowed, among others, to commit to Africa Partnership. This was in a bid to recognise the opportunities...
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Arab films explore gender themes in festival return to Canberra
The 14th annual Arab Film Festival Australia (AFFA) returns to Canberra on September 1-2, focusing on gender themes with an impressive program of four features and four short films. AFFA will screen films...
Tunisia: Dispute Between Parties Delays Ministerial Amendment
Tunisia- Stances expressed by Ennahdha Party and Al Nidaa Party have revealed a huge difference in points of view towards the ministerial amendment that was announced by Prime Minister of...
The 2030 goal to see world free from legislation that...
Citizen activism is seeing ‘marry your rapist’ laws disappearing, finally. But laws protecting perpetrators of rape are still in place all over the world, writes Janelle Weissman from UN Women National...
Libyan PM visit Khartoum to agree strategy amid border tensions
Libya’s Prime Minister, Fayez Al-Sarraj visits Khartoum today for talks with his Sudanese counterpart, Omar Al-Bashir aimed at reducing the presence of armed rebels groups on the joint border, the...
Turkey mulls action against Egyptian preacher for attacking Tunisia’s Essebsi
In a video, Istanbul-based Wagdy Ghoneim attacked President Essebsi for urging ‘gender equality, equal inheritance rights’ in Tunisia. Turkey announced on Friday that it would consider legal action against Istanbul-based...
Interview: Improvement of security in Tunisia helps tourism rebound
Tunisia has seen improvement in the security situation this year, which has greatly helped the tourism rebound, a senior official told Xinhua in a recent interview. Leila Tekaia, manager of...
More involvement needed by Libyan government on Misrata-Tawergha agreement
A member of the Municipal Council of Misrata, Ali Abusitta, stated that a meeting between the delegations of Misrata and Tawergha was held in Tunisia which also included the UN...
A ZAR for the digital age: Is SARB planning a...
In July, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) signalled its intention to begin regulating virtual currencies. The announcement that the central bank would be trialling cryptocurrency regulations, with a view...
Washington Post: U.S. should send withheld Egypt aid to Tunisia
The Trump administration has surprised Egypt’s autocratic government by delaying or diverting nearly $300 million in U.S. aid. It’s an appropriate response to the most severe repression in the Arab...