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2020 Cairo Declaration
The 2020 Cairo Declaration, announced on June 6, 2020, was a proposed Second Libyan Civil War ceasefire drawn up in Cairo between Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and leaders associated with the Libyan National Army, including Khalifa Haftar and Aguila Saleh. The Libyan national army's principal opposition in the civil war was the UN-recognized Government of National Accord. The declaration proposed to cease all hostilities from June 8, 2020, withdraw all foreign troops and mercenaries, and to disarm the population and hand all weapons over to the Libyan National Army, and to then hold national elections. Background The Libyan National Army (LNA) had been pressing for 18 months in an offensive to take the capital city of Tripoli. However, initial successes were largely undone and they were now being pressed by Government of National Accord (GNA) in multiple directions. The LNA was backed by Egypt and other Arab nations, whilst the GNA was backed by Turkey, who had recently increased its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Libyan Civil War
{{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Second Libyan Civil War , partof = the Arab Winter, Libyan Crisis (2011–present), Libyan Crisis, Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, War on terror, and Qatar–Saudi Arabia diplomatic conflict , image = Libyan Civil War.svg , image_size = 400px , caption = Military situation in Libya on 11 June 2020{{legend, #ebc0b3, Under the control of the House of Representatives (Libya), House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army{{legend, #cae7c4, Under the control of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and different militias forming the Libya Shield Force{{legend, #afc6e9, Controlled by local forces (For a more detailed map, see Template:Libyan Civil War detailed map, military situation in the Libyan Civil War) , date = 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020({{Age in months, weeks and days, year1=2014, month1=05, day1=16, year2=2020, month2=10, day2=23) , place = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the ''de facto'' leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world. Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany, moving to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg. She obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry in 1986 and worked as a research scientist until 1989. Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as deputy spokeswoman for the first democratically elected Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cleverly
James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Braintree in Essex since 2015. He previously served as Secretary of State for Education from July to September 2022, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot from 2019 to 2020 and as the member of the London Assembly (AM) for Bexley and Bromley from 2008 to 2016. Cleverly advocated a vote for Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum. In the second May ministry, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from April to July 2019. After Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister in July 2019, Cleverly was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister without portfolio. He served as Co-Chairman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of State For The Middle East And North Africa
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean is a ministerial office in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the British government. The office of Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa was held by James Cleverly MP from 13 February 2020 to 8 February 2022. In December 2021, the post adopted responsibility for North America and became the deputy to the Foreign Secretary. The Middle East portfolio was merged into the Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East in February 2022, with Cleverly moving to the position of Minister of State for Europe and North America. The position of Minister of State for Europe and North America was split in July 2022, with Graham Stuart becoming Minister of State for Europe and Rehman Chishti assuming responsibility for North America as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy. Responsibilities The minister is responsible for the following: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And International Cooperation (United Arab Emirates)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) is a government ministry in the United Arab Emirates responsible for overseeing the country's diplomatic relations as well as its foreign policy. The ministry is also responsible for maintaining UAE's government offices abroad with diplomatic and consular status. This is a list of foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates. *1971–1980: Ahmed Bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi *1980–2006: Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi *2006–present: Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan References SourcesRulers.org – Foreign ministers S–Z External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation {{United Arab Emirates topics Lists of government ministers, Foreign Government of the United Arab Emirates, Foreign Ministers Politics of the United Arab Emirates, Politicians Foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and businessman, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa rose to national prominence as secretary general of South Africa's biggest and most powerful trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the negotiations that ended apartheid. He was elected chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly after the country's first fully democratic elections in 1994 and some observers believed that he was Mandela's preferred successor. However, Ramaphosa resigned from politics in 1996 and became well known as a businessman, including as an owner of McDonald's South Africa, chair of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel before resigning in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. He moved to Moscow in 1996 to join the administration of president Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and secretary of the Security Council of Russia, before being appointed as prime minister in August 1999. After the resignation of Yeltsin, Putin became Acting President of Russia and, less than four months later, was elected outright to his first term as president. He was reelected in 2004. As he was constitutionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayman Safadi
Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ''ʾayman aṣ-ṣafadī'') (born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community. Biography Early life Safadi was born in Zarqa, Jordan, on 15 January 1962. He holds a BA in English literature from Yarmouk University, and an MA in international journalism from Baylor University which he earned in 1992. Journalism He used to write in ''The Jordan Times''. He has also served as CEO of Abu Dhabi Media Company, Director General of Jordan Radio and Television Corporation, editor-in-chief and columnist for the '' Al-Ghad'' daily newspaper, and editor-in-chief of ''The Jordan Times''. In 2015, Safadi was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Al-Mamlaka TV channel. He founded in 2014 and is the Chief Executive Officer of Path Arabia, a political and communication strategy company and consultancy that operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UN Secretary-General
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations Charter. However, the office's qualifications, selection process and tenure are open to interpretation; they have been established by custom. Selection and term of office The secretary-general is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. As the recommendation must come from the Security Council, any of the five permanent members of the council can veto a nomination. Most secretaries-general are compromise candidates from middle powers and have little prior fame. Unofficial qualifications for the job have been set by precedent in previous selections. The appointee may not be a citizen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet. It was started in 1961. History and overview In 1961, a Foreign Affairs Department Bureau was established in Kuwait to organize the foreign relations of the country. This body was soon relaunched as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, becoming the first ministerial body of the country. The first foreign minister of Kuwait was Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah. He was followed by Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait delegates ambassadors and military attachés bureau in foreign diplomatic missions in countries such as the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, Italy and Korea. List of ministers of foreign affairs and deputy prime ministers See also * Foreign relations of Kuwait References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1961 establishments in Kuwait Kuwait Foreign affairs Kuwait Kuwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande between 2014 and 2016. Born in Amiens, he studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University, later completing a master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po and graduating from the École nationale d'administration in 2004. Macron worked as a senior civil servant at the Inspectorate General of Finances and later became an investment banker at Rothschild & Co. Macron was appointed Élysée deputy secretary-general by President François Hollande shortly after his election in May 2012, making him one of Hollande's senior advisers. He was appointed to the Government of Prime Minister Manuel Valls as Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs in August 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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