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Libya : IS Jihadists take over Sirte air-base as GNC forces flee

ISIS militants have taken control on Friday of Sirte air-base while Tripoli-based government militia back out of the city. Mistrata’s 166 forces linked with Tripoli-based government tasked with securing the city pulled back from the city leaving the city in the hands of the insurgents’ group. The chief commander of brigade 166, Mohamed Ahusan said […]

Algeria’s Sapped Tourism Potential

Battered by a sharp decline in its international reserves, Algeria made of tourism a key sector to relieve its economy from an acute dependency on oil revenues. However, little is done to boost the contribution of tourism in GDP, which remains limited to 1.4% in 2016 with most tourists being Algerian expatriates returning to visit […]

MENA Integration Needed for Security

Because of the mounting security situation in the region of Sahel, closer cooperation and integration in Maghreb is needed. According to the final concluding remarks of the 11th Morocco-EU Association Council, the EU28 stressed the salience of tight cooperation between the MENA and Sahel-Sahara region. The effort of closer collaboration between Sahel and Maghreb was […]