Algeria Hirak

Bouteflika Leaves, Regime Stays

The abdication of ailing President Bouteflika has been met with celebrations on the streets of Algiers but his downfall only confirms the power-grab of the military over the Algerian political scene. The six weeks of protests that have rocked Algeria demanding the stepping down of the ailing President and the oligarchs in power were conducive […]

September Oil Exports Earn Iraq $8.4 Billion

Iraq’s oil exports during September reached the highest peak in three decades with about 2.6 million barrels per day, earning the country 8.4 billion dollars. The oil ministry which disclosed the figures earlier this week said oil exports in August were slightly lower at 2.564 million bpd and brought in $ 8.445 billion at an […]

Tunisia: National Dialogue Quartet picks up Prize calling for creation of Palestinian state to end terrorism

Months after being crowned winner of 2015 Noble Peace Prize, Tunisian Dialogue Quartet Thursday in Oslo solemnly picked up the award paying tribute to freedom, democracy and rights fighters in Tunisia from all social classes and reminded the international community of the urgency to build a self-determined Palestinian state as a major step in the […]