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Algeria cracks down on opposition figures in exile after quelling dissent at home

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) joined a long list of rights watchdogs that alert to the growing repression of the Algerian regime against peaceful dissidents abroad after a brutal crackdown on criticism at home. In a report dubbed “The Noose is Tightening Around Us: Algeria’s Use of Transnational Repression to Crackdown on Dissent”, […]

EU Supports Morocco’s SMEs & Social Protection Efforts with 2.34 Billion DH

The European Union and Morocco inked on Friday two agreements aimed at supporting Moroccan small & medium enterprises (SMEs), including start-ups working on innovation as well as the country’s social protection program. The agreements, related to the EU-funded programs: “Competitiveness & green growth” and “social protection reform in Morocco”, were sealed during the visit European […]

“Big chances” for Qatari investors in Libya

At a charity fashion show organized to raise funds for the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research in Doha, the Libyan ambassador to Qatar urged Qatari authorities to invest in Libya’s reconstruction. Ambassador Hafiz el-Bouri said Libya has “very big chances of investments presently” that could be capitalized upon. He is hoping that Qatar […]