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Tunisia : a Major Boost to the Country’s Economy

In a move to restore its economy after the 2011 uprising, Tunisia plans to issue for the first time an Islamic bond or sukuk worth 700m dinars ($435.85m) with the guarantee of the Islamic Development Bank and $1.8bn in new foreign bonds this year; $880m guaranteed by the United States and $1bn guaranteed by Japan. […]

DRC’s east ‘at breaking point’ as M23’s advances worsen security, humanitarian crises

The security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has further deteriorated, despite the recently held peaceful elections, as M23 rebels continue to expand its territory, the United Nations has warned. The armed group M23 “is making significant advances and expanding its territory to unprecedented levels,” Bintou Keita, the head […]

Imlil Tragedy: More than 110 Danish tourists visit scene of double murder

A group of more than 110 Danish tourists have returned to the scene of the murder of the two Scandinavian hikers that was perpetrated in Imlil last December with the aim to show the world that Morocco is a moderate country, open to other religions. On December 17, the mountainous locality of Imlil was shaken […]