Japanese automotive supplier JTEKT has launched the construction works of a plant to produce electric power steering systems. The plant, the Japanese group’s first in the MENA region, is located in Tangier. With an initial investment of $22 million, the factory aims to reach an initial production capacity of 300,000 units a year when it […]
A day after the militants of Ansar al-Sharia took over an army base in Benghazi and killing more than a score of soldiers, they have announced that Benghazi is now formally an “Islamic emirate.” The claim is however being denied by pro-government militias who called their withdrawal from “certain positions” was due to “tactical reasons.” […]
Abdellatif Mekki, a former health minister and leader of the opposition group Action and Achievement, was hospitalized after suffering burns due to an acid attack. Mekki suffered burns in his eyes and neck after he was attacked by a neighbor in his home, his party said. Mekki’s complaints following threats by his neighbor were not […]
