France and Qatar signed a slew of contracts worth €12 billion as President Emmanuel Macron visited the isolated Gulf country this week. Under the deal, Doha will acquire 12 Rafales fighter jets and 50 Airbus planes. “These contracts underline the closeness of our commercial ties,” Macron said during the signing ceremony in Doha Thursday. He […]
Each day brings a new twist in what has become known as the Eric Laurent-Catherine Graciet case while condemnations, especially on the part of French and Moroccan media, are still pouring down on the two French journalists who are standing before court for attempted blackmail and extortion against the King of Morocco. Besides the reporters […]
Egypt’s economy might be heading for the worst as the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meets in a few weeks to consider almost a $5 billion financing agreement amidst political crisis in the country. The board will be requiring that there is no major change in economic outlook or policy when it makes […]
