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Libya Approves First Unified National Budget in 13 Years

Libya’s Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, on Monday, May 4, announced the approval of a unified national budget—the first in over 13 years—during a cabinet meeting held in Qasr Al-Akhyar, east of Tripoli. The breakthrough follows the “2+2 agreement” signed in April between representatives of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State, […]

Egypt : Tourism sector to be revived by 2015

Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has described Egypt as “a green oasis in the middle of this desert” as he made references to the ongoing turmoil in Libya, Iraq and Syria. The Minister is hopeful that Egypt’s tourism sector will be back to its golden days by the end of next year if there are no […]

Why Morocco’s King Refused to Talk with the Nigerian President

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has refused to talk over the phone to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. The move that might seem unusual was made public by an official statement of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry which explained that the Nigerian President’s request to talk to the Moroccan King was merely meant to exploit the Sovereign’s […]