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The Jasmine Plan: Tunisia’s Way to Economic Recovery

When fruit seller Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire in December 2010 and started the first of the series of “Arab Spring” revolutions, it was not just the decade-long dictatorship that he was protesting against but also the poor state of the Tunisian economy that had been for long unable to provide its people with […]

Egypt: Interior Ministry Bashed for Using Children as ‘Informants’

Egyptians have criticized an interior ministry’s cartoon in which the police urges children to report suspicious activities and ‘bad guys’ without referring to parents. A cartoon launched by the interior ministry late last month has drawn criticism from the public that deemed the content dangerous. The call on children to have complete trust and cooperate […]

DRC: Washington calls for protection of UN peacekeepers after killing of Moroccan & Indian Blue Helmets

The United States government has called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the protection of MONUSCO sites and personnel, following the killing of three UN peacekeepers, one from Morocco and two from India. The call was made by State Department Spokesperson Ned Price during his daily briefing held Thursday […]