Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on January 29 and 30, a four-member terrorist network active in the cities of Tangier, Casablanca, Beni Mellal and Inzegane. The network was attempting to recruit and send fighters to join the branch of ISIS (Daesh) in the Sahel-Saharan region. Preliminary investigation shows that the network has […]
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has spent 100 days in office marked with daring economic reforms that his predecessors have avoided as politically-risky reforms. The reforms could attract foreign investors who have stayed away from the country due to the political crises that the country has been experiencing. Bryan Carter, lead portfolio manager for emerging debt […]
Tunisian bank workers commenced a two-day strike on Monday, disrupting all financial transactions as they pressed for wage increases. The action, organized by the influential UGTT union, followed the collapse of negotiations with the banking Council, which represents both public and private banks. Long queues formed at cash machines, though many appeared to be malfunctioning, […]
