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Turkey as a ‘Role Model’ in the MENA Region after the Arab Spring

The Arab revolutions of 2011 have brought into immediate focus the following question related to Turkey’s foreign policy: ‘Can Turkey’s economic and political model become a reference-point for the region’s post-autocratic societies, similar to the EU for east-central Europe after 1989?’. Indeed, many political observers see the revolutions in the Arab countries as a chance […]

Burkina Faso hikes minimum monthly wage by 46.5 per cent up from $51

Burkina Faso has adopted a decree increasing minimum monthly wage to up $75 from $51, few days following talks between Labors Unions and the National council of private employers. The measure, Sika Finance reports, does not apply for the agriculture sector. Labor Unions late last month inked a deal with the country’s private employers’ Council […]

Morocco: King congratulates mountain climber Bouchra Baibanou for her latest feat

King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to the Moroccan mountain climber, Bouchra Baibanou, who succeeded in hoisting the Moroccan flag high at the top of Annapurna in the Himalayas. The Sovereign expressed his warm congratulations to Bouchra Baibanou for this achievement, whishing her more success in her brilliant mountaineering journey. The King also […]