Libya: HoR speaker accuses PC Head of connivance with protest attack on Parliament house

Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aqila Saleh has accused Muhamed Menfi, the Presidential Council’s Head, of having a role in the attack on the Parliament’s HQ in Tobruk last Friday, Libya Observer reports. A nationwide protest swept through Libya last week calling for elections and replacement of current institutions and figures. The demonstrators […]

Tunisia: Calls for the release of French researcher Victor Dupont

Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, French researcher Victor Dupont, who was arrested on October 19 in Tunisia, remains in custody, and his friends and colleagues at Aix-Marseille University have now launched a petition demanding his release. Three weeks after his arrest, negotiations with Tunisian authorities have yet to yield results, and frustration is mounting among Dupont’s […]

Canada’s Aya Company to expand Moroccan silver mine of Zgounder

Canadian mining company Aya Gold & Silver has launched lately the feasibility study for the expansion of the Moroccan Zgounder Silver Mine, near Ouarzazate. AYA says the expansion of its operations in the Moroccan mine will help the company increase its production targeting 2,000tpd. “The strong silver fundamentals as well as our planned drilling exploration […]