Tag: Middle East

Amnesty International : Unprecedented Violence in Egypt

January 24, 2014

Since the army toppled Islamist ex-President Mohamed Morsi in July last year, the country has been witnessing violence “on the unprecedented scale”, according to the ... Read More

Egypt : Investors begin their return

January 23, 2014

As elections draw close this year, Egypt aims at attracting foreign currency into the country after investments almost dried up following the revolution which overthrew ... Read More

Odd One in the Pack: London, a New Hub for Islamic Finance?

January 23, 2014

New year 2014 will likely be very significant at least from the viewpoint of the London Stock Exchange, which stakes to become the world centre ... Read More

Morocco Calls for Fostering Trust between Parties to Mideast Peace Process

January 18, 2014

Morocco has stressed the need to foster trust between the parties to the Middle East peace process and urged these parties to show the much ... Read More

Tunisia marks 3rd year anniverary with violence

January 16, 2014

The 14th of January marked the third year anniversary of the Tunisian revolution which went to sweep the North Africa and the Middle East. There ... Read More

Algeria : Air Algerie signs deal with Boeing

January 7, 2014

North Africa’s aviation companies are engaged in a battle to dominate the skies. The latest move to increase its effectiveness in the skies emanates from ... Read More

After Revolution Comes Reaction: Egypt as a Rule, Not Exception

January 6, 2014

While we enter a new year, the emerging consensus among observers of the Middle East and Northern Africa is that the Arab Spring has turned ... Read More

Egypt and Israel urged to forgo chemical weapons

December 11, 2013

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called on Egypt and Israel to emulate Syria and join the convention banning chemical weapons. ... Read More

Sudan’s Belated ‘Arab Spring’ – Is al-Bashir Finally Leaving?

November 19, 2013

It is often being said that events in the Arab World will inevitably find their way to the Sudan, though almost always belatedly. Now, some ... Read More

Egypt the Least Gender-Friendly Country in the MENA Region

November 17, 2013

According to the “gender” survey of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the position of women has deteriorated throughout the region of North Africa and Middle East ... Read More