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Bouteflika’s 5th Term Would Be Another “Hogra” to Algerian People (Financial Times)

A fifth term for Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika would be viewed as an insult and a mark of contempt (hogra) for the Algerian people, said the Financial Times in a column focusing on the deepening political crisis in the country and growing social woes. Even if, for now, the anger of Algerian people is dormant, […]

Libyan PM-designate Fathi Bashagha in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials, US ambassador Norland

Libya’s new Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha arrived in Cairo where he is expected to hold consultations on the situation in the oil-rich country with Egyptian top officials and the US ambassador, reports Italian news agency Nova. The agency citing unnamed sources adds that Bashagha will meet with U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard […]

Samsung gets golden license to set mobile phone factory in Egypt

Egypt Wednesday August 30 accorded South Korean tech giant Samsung a golden license to set up a mobile phone plant to produce, after the North African provided the firm another permit to manufacture tablets for educational use. The future factory, 6,000 square meters, is expected to generate 768 direct and indirect jobs and located in […]