Three far-left members of the European Parliament, known for their support for Polisario separatists, failed to force their way at Laayoune’s airport, when Moroccan authorities declared them persona non grata and asked them to return on board the same airplane that brought them from the Canary Islands. The three pro-separatists Isa Serra (Spain), Jussi Saramo […]
Earlier this May, Fitch downgraded Egypt’s sovereign rating to “B” with a negative outlook. Three of the four banks, whose ratings it downgraded, are public banks exposed to the state. Rating agency Fitch downgraded on May 17 the credit ratings of four major Egyptian banks, namely The National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque Misr, Banque […]
Interview with Dr. Norafidah Ismail, conducted by Jakub Janda, Czech political analyst and project coordinator of the European Values think-tank Mrs. Ismail, you have earned your master degree and Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. Could you compare how it has influenced your views on Middle Eastern issues? Are your views somehow different from those of […]
