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Algeria: another soap opera episode to nurture acrimony towards Morocco

As if relations between Algeria and Morocco were not strained enough, Algiers created out of nothing another uproar, announcing that it will start repatriating the Moroccans heading to Libya via Algeria as their number has been constantly increasing lately. To give the issue an official dimension, Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel summoned on […]

Tunisia’s Ennahda denounces political trial of its leader Ghannouchi

Tunisia’s Ennahda moderate Islamist party denounced the additional 22-year sentence against its leader Rached Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister as a “political trial” and “a blatant assault on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and a blatant politicization of its procedures and rulings.” Former speaker of the parliament Ghannouchi was sentenced on the charge […]

Waking Up to Public Anger: Tunisia Suspending New Taxes

After meeting a number of ministers and representatives of UNICA, Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh announced during a press conference earlier in January that all new taxes and fees imposed on vehicles by the 2014 budget would be suspended until further notice. Prime Minister added that the government opted for suspending of several fees on […]