Politics Bound

Libya’s politics getting nasty and outright dangerousF

Libya parliament names rival PM in challenge to unity govt By Hamza Mekouar: Libya found itself with two prime ministers Thursday, after its parliament named a rival to replace the existing unity government's chief Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening a new power struggle...
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Egypt: In a break with tradition, Egypt’s new head of the Supreme Constitutional Court is a Coptic ChristianF

Egypt's first ever Coptic Christian judge to head the country's highest court was sworn in on Wednesday, an appointment called "historic" by rights activists. Coptic Christians, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the Middle East, make up roughly 10 to 15...
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Mali: New Mali leaders looking to ease tensions with EcowasF

Mali's ruling junta said Wednesday that it was in talks with the West African bloc ECOWAS, as well as other organisations, to find a "compromise" on restoring civilian rule. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed a trade embargo and closed...
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Tunisian judges stage strike to protest closure of Supreme Judicial CouncilF

Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would dissolve a key judicial watchdog. Saied on the weekend moved to scrap the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM), accusing it of blocking politically...
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