Simon Skira

Egypt: Cabinet Lambasts Western Media Critical of al-Sisi’s Economic Management

The Egyptian government has slammed New York-based Blomberg media and London-based The Economist for their critical reports on the Egyptian economy, which, they said, is doing poorly due to President al-Sisi’s incapacity to drive the country out of the difficult economic situation it has been facing since 2011. Blomberg’s editorialist on Tuesday put the economic […]

Morocco: Strides towards elimination of child labor by 2030

The integrated action plan of the national roadmap for the eradication of child labor in Morocco by 2030, was adopted, Monday in Rabat, during a national tripartite seminar organized under the chairmanship of the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Younes Sekkouri. The action plan, adopted as part of the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving target 8.7 of […]

EU Reprimands Algeria over Human Rights

The European Council has severely criticized Algeria over its deplorable human rights record notably with regards to the freedom of assembly and expression. The European Council deplored, in the EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2016, that the exercise of fundamental rights “notably the freedom of assembly and freedom […]