Tag: Saudi Arabia

Tunisian TV to Air Grievances of Victims of Authoritarian Rule

December 12, 2016

In a move to ease tension and encourage reconciliation, Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission will air testimonies of the victims of authoritarian rule on TV. ... Read More

U.S. Defense Department Approves TOW Missiles Sales to Morocco

December 10, 2016

The U.S. Department of Defense approved the sale of TOW 2A missiles to Morocco for a total cost of $108 million. The deal was cleared ... Read More

Tunisia: Foreign countries & institutions pledge 34 billion TND to revive the economy

December 1, 2016

Tunisian authorities are on cloud nine as expectations for “Tunisia 2020” international forum seem to be met with 34 billion dinars investment including 15 billion ... Read More

Morocco Deplores Kuwait non-withdrawal from Arab-African Summit

November 25, 2016

Morocco thanked the eight Arab countries that showed respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity by withdrawing from the Arab-African Summit in which ... Read More

Al-Sisi, against all odds, expresses support for Bachar

November 23, 2016

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the Syrian military, a position at odds with his country's Gulf donators like Saudi Arabia. The ... Read More

Nine Countries Withdrew from 4th Arab-African Summit to Protest Polisario’s Presence

November 23, 2016

Nine Arab countries, including Morocco, have pulled out from the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), in protest against the participation of the so-called ... Read More

Can the Saudis Use Their Leverage to Repair Moroccan-Algerian Ties?

November 14, 2016

Many political analysts are wondering whether there is currently a Saudi mediation to heal relations between Algeria and its neighboring Morocco as top Algerian officials ... Read More

Saudi Arabia, Qatar reported to Have asked Algeria to join operations in Yemen

October 28, 2016

The UK-based news outlet, Middle East Eye, claimed that Saudi Arabia and Qatar sent envoys to Algiers to convince the North African country to take ... Read More

Tourism Contribution in Morocco’s GDP Rose to 6.5% in 2015

October 10, 2016

The contribution of the tourism sector in Morocco’s GDP stood at 63.7 billion dirhams in 2015 compared to 61.9 billion dirhams in 2014, that is ... Read More

Algeria: Boutelika Proposes Collaborator Derbal to Lead Independent Election Monitoring Body

October 10, 2016

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has proposed to appoint former Islamist figure and aid, Abdelwahab Derbal, as the chairman of the High Independent Election Monitoring Body. In ... Read More