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The tight contest between Obama and Romney will finally come to an end on November 6th. However this week will be marked by the unveiling of the closely monitored employment report. Although Hurricane Sandy forced the government to stop working for 2 days, the Labor department plans to release the October jobs data as scheduled […]
Tunisia has denied the news reported by French magazine “Marianne” alleging the existence of jihadist training camps on its soil. The Tunisian interior Ministry on Tuesday denied the news that was reproduced by some Tunisian media. “The internal security forces, in collaboration with the national army, closely monitor the border regions and are vigilant in […]
Vienna plays host November 6 through 8 to the seventh annual North Africa oil and gas summit that will provide attendees with the opportunity to share insights on the region’s recent development prospects and a concrete understanding of the available blocks, evolving fiscal and legal frameworks and contractual terms from strategy leaders in the region. […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the Likud party and Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu will be forming an alliance for the upcoming elections after the approval of the Likud party. Some of Likud’s 3,700-member ruling body tried to stall the vote by petitioning for a secret ballot, but the alliance […]
For the first time in 27 years, the New York stock exchange market closed due to extreme weather conditions. During these last few days the proximity of Hurricane Sandy to this economical center of the US has been known. Many roads were blocked and thousands of residents were told to evacuate. But the decision to […]
When in Rabat, Casablanca or any site on the Atlantic coast, go to the seashore, and sit there for a while watching the ocean, and dream….The experience might inspire you some beautiful poem or, at least, if you are an admirer of English poetry, bring to the surface of your mind some words woven by […]
Human Rights Watch has decried the mass dismissal last May of 75 judges by the Tunisian Justice Minister, Noureddine Bhiri, as an “unfair” and “arbitrary” procedure that sets a disturbing precedent and deals a blow to judicial independence. “The dismissal of 75 judges by Tunisia’s justice minister was unfair and arbitrary. The firings set a […]
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, an independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, has reinforced its petroleum partnership with Morocco through its recent acquisition two more blocks off the coast of the North African Kingdom. Under the exploration deal sealed with Morocco’s national oil company (Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines), Chariot gets […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton started this Monday a visit to Algeria for talks with Algerian officials on the situation in northern Mali, a vast desert area that has been seized by Islamist militant groups following a military coup in the African country last March. Mrs Clinton will join her voice to France’s to […]
British businessmen representing several industrial, commercial and economic sectors will visit Algeria from 10th to 14th November to discuss with their Algerian peers & officials joint business opportunities offered in the North African Country, one of the world major oil and gas producers. Trade in goods between the two countries was worth over 3.2 $ […]