Tag: Middle East

Egypt to Receive IMF Bailout

July 28, 2016

An International Monetary Fund delegation is expected in Cairo this weekend to discuss a multibillion-dollar support program for cash-strapped North African country. The Egyptian economy ... Read More

Morocco: First Islamic Banks to Open Doors in 2017

July 1, 2016

Morocco’s central bank will start very soon granting permits to Islamic banks due to start operations in the North African Kingdom in 2017. So far ... Read More

Egypt: Morsi’s Sentence for Spying for Qatar Sets ablaze Cairo-Doha Ties

June 20, 2016

Egypt and Qatar Saturday exchanged blazing words after former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was handed life sentence on espionage charges. Qatar rejected Egypt’s highest criminal ... Read More

Libya: Serraj Urges West to Assume its Responsibility

May 16, 2016

Libya’s nominal Prime Minister, backed by the international community, has accused the West of abandoning Libya alone after toppling former ruler Muammar Gaddafi. In a ... Read More

Tunisia: Security Forces, Terrorists Killed in Multiple Raids

May 12, 2016

Four security forces and three jihadists were killed Wednesday as the National Guards and the police tried to neutralize groups of terrorists near the capital ... Read More

Tunisian Prime Minister Urges for Regional Cooperation against Terrorism

May 11, 2016

Tunisian Prime Minister called, on Tuesday, for regional cooperation in the fight against terrorism, which is putting the whole region into jeopardy. Speaking at a ... Read More

Algeria Listed among Authoritarian Regimes in 2015 Democracy Index Report

May 2, 2016

Does democracy itch the Algerian regime? The answers is yes according to 2015 Democracy Index report published by the Economist intelligent Unit which puts Algeria ... Read More

Mideast: Will Washington Oppose Continued Israeli Settlements for the Sake of Peace?

April 15, 2016

Washington has not said whether it would oppose or back Palestinian diplomatic drive seeking to gather condemnations at the United Nations Security Council against Israel’s ... Read More

US-Morocco Business Conference Focuses on Manufacturing, Energy, Doing Business with Africa

April 12, 2016

Hundreds of Moroccan and American business people are meeting in the Moroccan capital as of this Tuesday to participate in the Business Development Conference, established ... Read More

WB Sets New Strategy for MENA Region

March 28, 2016

The World Bank Group has worked out a new ambitious strategy to deal with the economic and political fallout of the conflicts rocking the region ... Read More