BICOM
11th December 2020
The Financial Times all report on the normalisation of ties between Israel and Morocco in a US-backed deal. US President Donald Trump announced the news in a series of tweets last night. As part of the deal the US will recognise Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara region, a former Spanish territory. Morocco’s claim to the region was unrecognised internationally, making US recognition a break from international norms.x
The Guardian report that Italy has formally accused four Egyptian state security officers for the 2016 murder of Giulio Regeni, a postgraduate student in Cairo. At the time of his murder, Regeni was a postgraduate student at Cambridge University studying independent trade unions in Egypt, considered a sensitive issue in the country. General Tariq Sabir, Athar Kamel Mohamed Ibrahim, Captain Uhsam Helmi, and Major Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif are accused of kidnapping, torturing and mu
Italy Charges Egyptian Security Forces in Giulio Regeni s Murder hrw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hrw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.