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Tunisia turns to domestic banks to fund national budget over lack of foreign lending

The Tunisian government has been mounting pressure on local financial institutions to fund the 2022 national budget as the country struggles to land foreign loans to close the project’s $2.8 billion budget deficit. The move is revealed by Ahmed El Karm, member of the executive board of Tunisia-based independent think-tank Institut Arabe des Chefs d’Entreprises […]

Third round of inter-Libyan talks held in Bouznika

A third round of talks between Libyan delegations from the Tripoli-based High Council of State and the Parliament of Tobruk was held in Bouznika, Morocco, this Nov. 4-5. The consultation session is part of the Libyan parties’ preparation for discussions set later this month in Tunisia. In a joint statement read out at the end […]

Cairo to Doha: “Don’t sneak into our internal affairs”

Egypt warned Qatar not to poke its nose into its internal affairs after Doha offered to mediate between the Egyptian government and outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. After the Qatari foreign Minister proposed to heal relations between the Egyptian government and embattled Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian foreign ministry issued a statement on Saturday condemning what it called […]