Lawmakers in Egypt on Sunday criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s recent fiscal reforms. The 25-30 Alliance, a bloc of a small number of opposition MPs, demanded in a statement that Sisi cancel what it called “errant economic decisions” affecting the lower and middle classes. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has revived the North African nation’s […]
President Beji Caid Essebsi has decided to extend the state of emergency for 3 months beginning this March 23. The state of emergency was imposed after a November suicide bombing against a bus carrying presidential guards and was extended in February. The announcement signals that Tunisia will spend almost half of the current year under […]
Rabat will host this February 15-16 a parliamentary conference on South-South Cooperation that will discuss the “Role of National Parliaments and Regional and Continental Parliamentary Unions in Africa, the Arab World, and Latin America in Enhancing Strategic Partnerships and Achieving Joint Integration and Development.” The conference will address current strategic issues, mainly those related to […]
