In a move to ease tension and encourage reconciliation, Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission will air testimonies of the victims of authoritarian rule on TV. The Commission investigates past human rights violations over a 50-year period. It has received so far the testimonies of about 11,000 people. More than 62,000 incidents, including torture and rape, […]
Morocco’s phosphates producer has partnered with Moroccan mines and hydrocarbons agency ONHYM in a potash project in Khemisset, 80 km east of Rabat. OCP won two licenses covering 176 square kilometers in the area and the project is already at an advanced stage, Moroccan media reported. Resources are estimated at nearly 350 million tons in […]
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, announced November 1 the re-election of Egypt’s ex-Minister of Investment, Mahmoud Mohieldine, as executive director and member of the board. Mohieldin represents a group of Arab states, namely Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, along with the Maldives. Following his re-election Mohieldin stressed that […]
