Morocco launched on Wednesday an ambitious plan meant to foster industrial growth, reinforce the country’s economic resilience, and confirm its place among emerging nations. At a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI, Minister of Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy presented the details of the new 2014-2020 industrial growth strategy, which represents “an evolution of emergence towards […]
Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, chairman of the Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army, Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the UN mission in Darfur. This is the latest in a series of statements by the Sudanese authorities demanding the departure of UNAMID. UNAMID, deployed since 2007, comprises more than 6,500 men, peacekeepers […]
The US embassy in Tunis announced Wednesday October 11 the suspension of services for two days, October 12-13, for security reasons on the backdrop of a demonstration in support of Palestine amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT is organizing this October 12 a nationwide demonstration in favor of Palestine, […]
