Géant Casino unveils around $64m expansion plan in Egypt

French hypermarket Géant Casino will invest about $64 million (EGP 1 billion) in Egypt as part of an expansion plan, reports say. The company, a subsidiary of Groupe Casino, as part of the plans, will open 15 new supermarkets, hypermarkets, and express markets in the Arab country. The announcement came the company inaugurated its first […]

Tunisia: Private Channel Attassia TV to Air Interview with Moncef Marzouki despite Threats

Local private channel Attassia TV announced Thursday it would go ahead and air an interview with former President Moncef Marzouki despite threats from the offices of the President and the Prime minister, reports say. Censorship of an interview with Marzouki, also leader of Al-Irada party, has been at the center of heated debate in Tunisia’s […]

Iran : Time and political will to seal agreement, Foreign Minister Zarif

Iran has claimed that positive results have been gained from their discussions with the EU’s diplomatic Chief Catherine Ashton. Iran’s nuclear program has always been suspicious under the eyes of some regional countries and the West.  Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran is “determined to find a solution that respects the rights of the […]