Tag: North Africa

Libya: number of missing people exceeds 600, Amnesty report

August 6, 2015

More than 600 people have gone missing in Libya between February 2014 and April 2015 and the fate and whereabouts of at least 378 remain ... Read More

Pay TV Subscribers in MENA to Reach Over 21 Mln in 2020

August 6, 2015

The number of pay TV subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa will reach 21.3 million in 2020, says a report released by Digital ... Read More

Israel- AI: Israel committed war crimes on “black Friday”

July 30, 2015

The London-based Human Rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday that it possesses strong evidences of war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza during last year ... Read More

Uber Starts Operating in Morocco, Gateway to North Africa

July 23, 2015

Cab-booking app Uber, which has sparked a swirling controversy in Europe and its US home base, has started operations in Casablanca where this new cab ... Read More

Has Algeria Received Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile System S-400?

July 22, 2015

The Algerian army has reportedly received Russian anti-aircraft missile system S-400, designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 ... Read More

Morocco, a Model in Anti-terrorism Fight, Hosts International Conference on Borders Security

July 21, 2015

Morocco and the United States, Co-chair of the Global Counter-terrorism Forum (GCTF), hold this July 21st, in the Moroccan coastal city of El Jadida, an ... Read More

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank plans Morocco and Algeria expansion

July 8, 2015

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ second-biggest shariah-compliant lender, is planning expansion in Africa markets to tap demand in countries with a ... Read More

Tunisia PM to meet Obama

April 3, 2014

Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, talked about security in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring which affected all the countries in ... Read More

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

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