Archive For: The Crunch
Dec 10, 2015 Lawmakers from Libya’s two rival parliaments recently signed a declaration of principles aimed at ending the country’s civil conflict. The proposal, which was signed by the Libyan parliament and the rival General National Congress, is however different from the United Nations-sponsored talks between the country’s two competing governments. Speaking at a news ... Read More
Dec 10, 2015 According to health officials, Liberia recently released its last two known Ebola patients from the hospital as it starts a new 90-day countdown to declare itself free of the virus for the third time. Liberia had been the only country in West Africa with known cases of Ebola, after neighboring Sierra Leone ... Read More
Dec 10, 2015 A group of young Filipino professionals recently launched a photo exhibition to explore the everyday lives of Muslims in the Philippines. The project, which is tagged “Stories of Bangsamoro”, is aimed at encouraging greater tolerance and awareness of the country’s Muslim community. The campaign started in response to the recent spate of ... Read More
Dec 10, 2015 The Japanese government recently launched an anti-terrorism intelligence unit in a bid to beef up security in the country following the recent attacks on Paris. According to reports, the Counterterrorism Unit, set under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will have about 40 personnel in Tokyo and Japanese diplomatic missions abroad. While addressing ... Read More
Dec 10, 2015 Members of the International Olympic Committee executive board recently gathered in Lausanne for a three day meeting aimed at address the prevail scandals engulfing the sporting community. In attendance was Craig Reedie, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, who reported on the doping crisis that has enveloped Russian athletics. Also on the ... Read More
Dec 10, 2015 Michel Platini recently appeared at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal his FIFA ban, which is barring him from seeking the presidency of the soccer governing body. Platini, who until recently was the widely regarded as the man to lead FIFA after Sepp Blatter, is currently serving a 90-day suspension ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced a unanimous consensus reached between him and African leaders to elevate China-Africa relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Xi, who proposed the upgrade in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), made the announcement before the conclusion of ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 According the Egyptian election committee, an electoral alliance, loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, recently dominated the parliamentary election. The loyalist alliance, which goes by the name “For the love of Egypt”, will enter parliament with all 120 seats allocated to winner-takes-all lists. Speaking to this effect, Ayman Abbas, Head of Egypt’s ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) recently held a two-day workshop for female officers from the Somali Custodial Corps. The workshop was aimed at addressing the lack of representation and participation of women in the justice and security sectors. Participants at the workshop agreed to create a national network for ... Read More
Dec 09, 2015 United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently met on the sidelines of a two-day OSCE conference in Belgrade. The two-day meeting, which was also attended by European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and other foreign ministers, featured discussions on the migrant crisis in Europe, ... Read More
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