morocco-spain- hard blow to algerian rulers

Egyptian Tourism Bets on Campaigns to Boost Sector

Egyptian tourism professionals pin high hopes on campaigns to revitalize the sector which has been badly hit by repeated terror attacks that scared off foreign tourists. In 2014, nearly 10 million tourists visited the North African country, bringing with them $ 7.5 billion in revenues against the 14.7 million tourists that visited Egypt in 2010, […]

Total Challenges Algeria in International Court of Arbitration

French oil company Total has taken its dispute with Algerian authorities to the International Court of Arbitration, via the International Chamber of Commerce in Geneva. Total contests Algerian state oil & gas producer Sonatrach decision to change profit-sharing terms on oil and gas contracts in the mid-2000s. “We tried as always to find a mutual […]

Morocco: Suspect linked to pro-IS cell dismantled in France arrested

Moroccan security forces Saturday announced the arrest of a suspect connected to a terrorist cell arrested in France last month, reports say. The cell, affiliated to the Islamic State group (IS), was dismantled in Strasbourg, north-eastern France, mid-November. The five-man cell made of four French citizens and a Moroccan was planning to stage attacks in […]