The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly expanding its presence in the Sahara Desert to monitor Islamist groups operating in the region while using Libya as base, the New York Times reported. The US media noted in its story published Saturday that Washington had established partnerships, described as fruitful, with local partners in Libya. […]
Commercial International Bank or CIB, one of Egypt’s leading private banks, has signed up for a $150 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to cushion against economic risks, a bourse statement said. Per the statement, the loan has a maturity of 10 years and will be used to optimize the […]
The glue holding Algeria together is no longer binding. The country’s finances have been hit hard by low oil prices and the regime is unable to buy social peace as the currency, the economy and public services crumble further fueling the pro-democracy protests known as the Hirak. Two years on, the flame of the Hirak […]
