Egypt Headlines

Egypt: investigative journalist summoned by intelligence services

One of Egypt’s prominent investigative journalists was questioned Sunday by military intelligence services in Cairo over “publication of false information threatening the country’s national interest.” Hossam Bahgat, a well-known independent Egyptian journalist working for the online media Mada Masr received a summons on Thursday and appeared before an intelligence service committee, at the headquarters of […]

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Morocco: a royal roadmap for the development of the Sahara

King Mohammed presented on Friday a genuine roadmap for the development of the Moroccan Sahara provinces, announcing a number of large-scale, wealth and job generating projects, and pledging to make of these provinces a model of integrated development and to enable the Saharan populations to become full-fledged citizens and to enjoy a dignified life. “Morocco […]

Business Headlines Morocco

Morocco Gets Strong Financial Support from EBRD

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has stepped up its financial support to Morocco’s public and private institutions in a bid to boost the North African country’s economic growth. The European Bank has increased its support to Morocco’s renewable energy sector with a loan of up to € 35 million to the Office National […]

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Spain finally admits Polisario committed acts of terrorism

The Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, will be meeting in Las Palmas on November 6, members of ACAVITE, the Canary Association of Victims of Terrorism. This meeting with the members of ACAVITE sounds like a candid recognition by Spain that the Polisario did commit terrorist acts and did have connections with terrorist networks in […]

Headlines Tunisia

Tunisia: Five men nabbed as they planned to join IS in Libya

Security sources Wednesday said they arrested five Tunisians in the Remada, in the governorate of Tataouine as the men were trying to join IS in Libya, now a training ground for jihadists. Police sources say the men had been watched for quite a time and security forces received confirmations that they were planning to join […]

Business Headlines Mauritania

Mauritania: Authorities pleased with ranking in 2015 Doing Business report

Mauritanian Minister of economy and development Tuesday hailed the progress made by the country on the 2015 Doing Business Group report which places Mauritania at the 168th spot out of 189 countries. 2015 Doing Business Group’s report published last week ranks Mauritania 168th, revealing a jump of 8 spots in two years after the country […]

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Tunisia: 12 November meeting to decide Nidaa Tounes future

Tunisian ruling party Nidaa Tounes is on the verge of losing its majority in parliament after 30 of its 86 MPs suspended their membership to the party and threatened to “leave the parliamentary bloc” ahead of the party Executive Committee’s November 12 meeting. The group had boycotted a meeting of the party’s constitutive authority on […]

Headlines Libya

Libya: Leon replaced by Kobler, oil payment dispute resurfaces

U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon confirmed on Wednesday that veteran German diplomat, Marti Kobler, who has more than 30 years of experience in senior positions in the German government and the UN, will replace Bernadino Leon as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Kobler is to replace Leon […]

Headlines Morocco

Morocco: Crime rate dropped by over 9% in 2015

The crime rate in Morocco has dropped by more than 9% over the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. The figures were disclosed by Junior Interior Minister Charki Draiss at a briefing before the parliament’s interior committee on Monday. Draiss told the lawmakers that the number of overall crimes […]