Algeria’s finances have been severely battered by the slump in oil prices, dwindling from $178 billion in 2014 to $114 billion by the end of 2016, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said. Speaking to state television, Sellal set the tone for appeasing worries saying that the situation is under control as criticism mounts over the […]
The security services of Morocco, a major ally in the anti-terrorism struggle, have dealt another hard blow to Islamic fanatics with the arrest during the past few days of three more members of the terror Islamic State organization. According to a statement released by the Interior Department, the three men have connections with fellow Moroccan […]
The UN-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, held in Tunis, has been suspended and slated to resume next week after the participating delegates failed to reach consensus on who will lead the transition process. Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, citing some participants aligned with GNA, reported that the talks were reportedly blocked on the grounds that […]
