The Algerian Parliament will elect on Tuesday an Interim President after longtime ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down last week. The Tuesday meeting will be headed by Abdelkader Bensalah, the current chairman of the upper house, state-run APS news agency said. Per the constitution, the two chambers of the assembly will formally confirm vacancy of the […]
Stock markets in Egypt suffered another major loss with fingers pointing at different reasons after a successful 3month recording of gains. The main index slide by 3,5% but the Egyptian pound rose against the US dollar. Investors are skeptical about Egypt’s future especially with the fast approaching May presidential elections coupled with the continuous violence […]
Three Tunisian military personnel Monday lost their lives in an ambush laid by terrorists in the mountainous region of Douar Ben Njeh, near the Algerian border, Defense Ministry spokesman told reporters. The three soldiers were killed as their tank hit landmines, Belhassen Ouslati indicated adding that the soldiers were further targeted by rifle shots and […]
