Bejellouns receiving MEI visionary award

Yemen: Rebels clash with government forces

Fighting between the Houthi rebels and the government forces started in the Yemeni capital on Monday with both sides accusing each other of triggering it. The State television and SABA, the government’s official news agency, are now under the control of the rebels. A fragile ceasefire has been announced and strategic positions around the capital […]

BNP Paribas divests its South Africa corporate banks

After Shell, BNP Paribas has ditched its corporate banking business in South Africa, amid a spate of divestments by major multinationals. BNP Paribas, the largest bank in the EU, withdrew from South Africa after 12 years, as it seeks to consolidate its European and Asian business. BNP Paribas is also part of a series of […]

Algeria’s gas blackmail still making waves across Europe

Algeria’s unilateral decision to suspend gas supply via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline to Europe, including to Spain and Portugal is still trigging anger and criticism across Europe as a gas blackmail. In this connection, eleven Portuguese MPs from different political trends questioned, on Monday, their government about this gas blackmail that Algeria is practicing towards […]