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Egypt: Anti-terror law customized to meet Egypt’s nature, Foreign Ministry

The harsh criticism that met the Egyptian newly-ratified anti-terror law has been described as “a lack of accurate analysis” by foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abou Zeid on Wednesday. He claimed that the law was tailored according to the Egyptian reality but revealed that the law drew inspiration from the U.S Patriot Act and the British […]

TICAD8 scheduled in Tunisia next August 27-28 – Japan’s Foreign Ministry

The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) is due next August 27-28 in Tunisia, announced the Japanese Foreign ministry in a press release. The format of the meeting will be determined in due course while taking into account a number of factors, such as the COVID-19 situation, the press release said, adding that […]

Algeria risks economic decline as barrel drops below $60

The already fragile economic and financial conditions in Algeria are expected to worsen as oil, the country’s main export, drops below $60 per barrel. Oil markets plunged following Trumps tariffs that triggered fears of a global slowdown and reduced demand for oil and gas, whose prices have also declined. Oil and gas represent the bulk […]