When former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi spearheaded the formation of the African Union in 2002, he made sure that Zionist Israel was sidelined. (latheeffarook.com)
c. 1942 - 20 October 2011), commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi , was a Libyan revolutionary, politician , and political theorist. (everipedia.org)
According to a story that circulated in West Africa and the Sahel-given credence by an email sent by an "unofficial adviser" to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton-one of the reasons why France's then-president Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to overthrow Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 was because the Libyan leader had proposed a new African currency instead of the CFA franc. (midwesternmarx.com)
Overthrow1
The revolutionaries called for the overthrow of monarchies and secular governments to be replaced with Islamic republics, much to the alarm of the region's Sunni-run Arab monarchies Saudi Arabia, Ba'athist Iraq, Kuwait, and the other Persian Gulf states, most of whom were monarchies and all of whom had sizeable Shia populations. (wikipedia.org)
Africa1
Just this week, Britain's Guardian newspaper has reported that an Israeli company has developed and sold Pegasus spyware to a number of governments, including some in Africa, and that at least fourteen world leaders (among many activists, journalists and human rights campaigners), including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, have been targeted by the technology . (latheeffarook.com)
Egyptian3
International reactions to the Egyptian revolution of 2011 refer to external responses to the events that took place in Egypt between 25 January and 10 February 2011, as well as some of the events after the collapse of the government of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak , such as Mubarak's trial. (wikipedia.org)
The reactions have generally been either measured or supportive of the Egyptian people , with most governments and organisations calling for non-violent responses on both sides and peaceful moves towards reform. (wikipedia.org)
As the levels of meta-publicity increased, the Egyptian government stepped up efforts to limit Internet access , especially to social media. (wikipedia.org)
Arab4
In this regard, the rivalry and tension is often seen as being between Iran and Gulf Arab monarchies (all of which identify more with theocratic governance), such as the GCC states and their allies: namely Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
I mean, when Western governments decide to attack an Arab or Muslim country, all claims are possible. (blogspot.com)
Born near Sirte, Italian Libya to a poor Bedouin family, Gaddafi became an Arab nationalist while at school in Sabha, later enrolling in the Royal Military Academy, Benghazi. (everipedia.org)
Strengthening ties to Arab nationalist governments-particularly Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egypt-he unsuccessfully advocated Pan-Arab political union. (everipedia.org)
Israeli1
I think this leak today is part of the administration's campaign against an Israeli attack," Bolton claimed on Fox News. (blogspot.com)
Media1
Ethiopian State Media, EBC among others, had news coverage about the meeting. (blogspot.com)
Ties1
Mali's military has increasingly been establishing closer ties with the Russian government and military. (midwesternmarx.com)
Muslim1
Saudi Arabia's image as the leader of the Muslim world was undermined in 1979 with the rise of Iran's new theocratic government under Ayatollah Khomeini, who challenged the legitimacy of the Al Saud dynasty and its authority as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. (wikipedia.org)
Mali's2
The pressure on Mali's government culminated in a military coup, deposing Mali's democratically elected president Amadou Toumani Touré and thereby plunging Mali into even greater chaos. (suffragio.org)
A few days before this statement, the French government cut official development assistance (ODA) to Mali because it believed that Mali's government is "allied to Wagner's Russian mercenaries. (midwesternmarx.com)
Leader1
Wlah is there any Western leader who has not flown to New York City to discuss the Syrian situation? (blogspot.com)
Foreign3
Also, does democracy have to include the ability of foreign governments to fund various groups in a country? (blogspot.com)
Bolton, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration, was responding to an article in Foreign Policy magazine that quoted government sources claiming Israel had been granted access to airfields in Azerbaijan -- along Iran's northern border. (blogspot.com)
Whilst the protesters called for Mubarak to step down immediately, [1] most foreign governments stopped short of this demand, at least during the early phases of the protests, due to realpolitik concerns about the consequences of a power vacuum on the stability of Egypt specifically and to the wider Middle East as a whole. (wikipedia.org)
Military3
Within the military, he founded a revolutionary group which deposed the Western -backed Senussi monarchy of Idris in a 1969 coup. (everipedia.org)
Ruling by decree, he deported Libya's Italian and Jewish minorities and ejected its Western military bases. (everipedia.org)
Alastair McPhail, "Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ethiopia" as described in the UK government site, is cited in the EBC report as saying that the meeting was on elevating UK-Ethiopia strategic partnership in peace, military and related areas. (blogspot.com)
Year1
Tunisian troops stopped two bomb-laden cars crossing from Libya and seized arms and documents bearing the symbol of Islamic State, as security tightened following two major attacks this year, the government said on Thursday. (africacenter.org)
Statement1
General Diendere and his accomplices will answer for all the offences of which they are accused," the country's interim government said in a statement, adding that a "commission of inquiry" was already "hard at work" investigating the coup. (africacenter.org)
Week1
Burkina Faso's interim government adopted a decree last week dissolving the Presidential Security Regiment, which mounted a short-lived coup two weeks ago. (africacenter.org)
Islamic2
The revolutionaries called for the overthrow of monarchies and secular governments to be replaced with Islamic republics, much to the alarm of the region's Sunni-run Arab monarchies Saudi Arabia, Ba'athist Iraq, Kuwait, and the other Persian Gulf states, most of whom were monarchies and all of whom had sizeable Shia populations. (wikipedia.org)
The organization is dedicated to spreading Islam and fostering Islamic solidarity under the Saudi purview, and has been successful in promoting Islam, particularly the conservative Wahhabi doctrine advocated by the Saudi government. (wikipedia.org)
Organizations2
Civil society organizations, protest leaders and journalists critical of the government have become the victims of violence and intimidation by the security services. (eurotrib.com)
Other intelligence organizations in the U.S. government disagreed with the estimate of war and the conflict came as a surprise to the U.S. and Israeli governments. (ionglobaltrends.com)
Work2
This work covers the Western Provinces. (blogspot.com)
The Government of Jamaica will continue to actively work with the Jamaican Diaspora to jointly stimulate greater growth in our economy, such as through the identification of opportunities for joint venture arrangements that will expand the quantity of foreign direct investment that originates from the United States," said Ambassador Marks. (ionglobaltrends.com)
Years2
The information was compiled by Philip Ward, an oil company librarian that lived in Libya for 6 years. (blogspot.com)
Chinese President Hu Jintao has offered $20bn (£12bn) in loans to African countries over the next three years, boosting a relationship that has been criticised by the west and given Beijing growing access to the resource-rich continent. (blogspot.com)
Director1
The author, Philip Ward, was the Coordinator of Library Services and the Director of the Libyan Research Library of Oasis Oil Company of Libya in Tripoli from 1963 to 1971. (blogspot.com)