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Morocco Hits Back At UN SG Offensive Remarks

The Moroccan government has decided to significantly scale down the civilian component of MINURSO, to put off its voluntary contribution to the functioning of MINURSO and to consider the withdrawal of Moroccan blue helmets engaged in peacekeeping operations. According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the North African country, these measures have been taken in […]

Egypt: Two killed, six injured in gas pipeline explosion in Ismailia

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has confirmed that two workers were killed and six others injured after an explosion at a gas pipeline facility in the Abu Sultan area of Ismailia governorate on Sunday evening.   The blast, which occurred during routine maintenance preparations, was traced to the detachment of a launcher trap […]

Freedom of Expression in Post–Revolution Tunisia, Gains and Pitfalls

In a brief conversation with a taxi driver who was taking me from Cartage international airport to down town Medina, I noticed glimpses of optimism in his speech. He said he was glad about the changes that took place in what he sometimes called “Modern Tunisia,” and some other times “post-revolutionary Tunisia.” “We have lived […]