Algeria celebrates its first card payment!!!

“The operation was successful,” said an Algerian official in a supermarket in Algiers in front of an applauding crowd and state media. One would think that the comment came after the launch of a skyrocket. It was rather a celebration of Algeria’s first card payment. State media and local officials gathered around a liter of […]

Tunisia bursts five Mediterranean crossing attempts

Tunisian coast guards Sunday thwarted five illegal migration attempts across the Mediterranean, Webdo Tunis reports. A naval security unit posted at Monastir, central coast of Tunisia and 162 kilometers south of Tunis, seized seven engines, 3 boats, and a quantity of fuel. They also arrested the occupants among whom seven Tunisians from the coastal city […]

Egypt: Tribes critical of the government join war against terrorism

The Egyptian government has acquired a strategic ally in its fight against extremist and terrorist groups operating in the Sinai Peninsula after 38 Egyptian tribes based in the region announced there will to cooperate with the state. The decision was taken during the first meeting of the Sinai Tribal Federation and it is believed that […]