Azoulay Essaouira

Financial Times: Morocco’s Stability Enables It to Attract Steady Flow of Investment

Morocco has attracted a steady flow of foreign direct investment, unlike the rest of North Africa, which has seen a sharp decline in FDI, said the Financial Times in a story published Thursday. While many economies in North Africa have struggled to bring back foreign investors, Morocco has fared better than most. It has a […]

Egypt: Minor Arrested for Plotting to Overthrow Regime

Egyptian authorities charged on Thursday a 16-year old boy for plotting to overthrow the government. Omar al-Brashi, a first year high school student was arrested while he was sitting for an exam at his high school in the northern port city of Damietta. He has been charged with international espionage, affiliation to a prohibited group […]

Will Riyadh’s Nuclear Deal with Moscow Irk Washington?

As relations with Washington started lately getting more complicated and strained over regional thorny issues such as Iran, Syria, Israel…, the Saudis moved to enhance their ties with Moscow to meet their strategic goals. It seems that in politics there are indeed no permanent friends or enemies, but only permanent interests. This old saying turns […]