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Closure of Libya’s largest oil field deepens east-west divisions

Libya’s infighting and east west divisions are adding to the oil supply disruptions in the country after the shutdown of the country’s largest oil field. The Internationally recognized Libyan National Oil Corporation NOC warned last December that the closure of its biggest El Sharara oil field by tribesmen claiming higher wages has reduced the country’s […]

Tunisia Scraps Law Banning Muslim Women from Marrying Men from other Faiths

Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s female population as the country forges ahead with its modernization endeavor. The bill overturned a law that required a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman to convert […]

Tunisia to Lay-off 5000 State Employees in 2017

Cash-strapped Tunisia announced that it would cut 5000 public sector jobs starting from this year in a bid to reduce government spending, said Minister of Public Functions Abid Briki. Briki said that the move is dictated by the need to pay Tunisia’s massive debt, which requires narrowing the budget deficit and reducing the public sector […]