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The second World Forum on Human Rights, held in Marrakech November 27-30, featured hundreds of brain storming sessions on the situation of human rights in the world and on ways and means of promoting these rights at the national and international levels, since the challenge is not facing just a few countries but the whole […]
As some Egyptians rejoiced over Cairo criminal court’s Saturday ruling that dropped the case against ex-president Mubarak, others took to the streets to protest against the ruling that they consider has robbed them off the rights they have fought for. The judge said “to rule for or against him after he has become old will […]
Hundreds of Israelis that are worried about the bill proposal that will make Israel a Jewish nation have marched to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem to manifest their dissatisfaction with the move. The controversial bill has divided the Jews and left the Israeli-Arabs wondering about their fate if the Knesset supports the bill […]
Egypt and Dana Gas have reached an agreement after the fruitful intervention of the United Arab Emirates government. Dana Gas was unwilling to supply Egypt with gas due to the outstanding arrears of $160 million. The two parties reached an agreement on Thursday in a “win-win agreement.” Cairo owns foreign energy firms a sum of […]
December will be the clash of the Titans in Tunisian politics as Essebsi and Marzouki face each other in the second round of the presidential elections after claiming 36.46% and 33.43% respectively. Efforts to get extra votes have already begun as both candidates throw their first punches in the last and final bout. Essebsi of […]
Sources close to Qatari and U.S military operations have revealed that fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are being trained in Qatar. The objective of the training is to oust President Assad, fight against the Islamist State and probably against other overtly Islamist insurgent groups. The training according to a source is being held […]
Algerians will be looking forward to the revision of their constitution after a message from President Bouteflika announced ongoing plans. The message stated that the decision was motivated by the changes in the Algerian society, strengthening of the state institutions and maintaining stability. Presidential adviser Mohamed Ali Boughazi read the message at an African scientific […]
The Maitiga airbase, the capitals’ only functioning airport, has come under attack from an unidentified jet which fired two missiles. The airbase was closed for a while after the attack but has reopened without suffering any major damages. The runaway remains intact. Ex-general Khalifa Haftar has claimed that his troops carried out the attack. The […]
The 5th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2014), which was held in Marrakech (Morocco) from 19 to 21 November, brought together over 3000 entrepreneurs, together with heads of state, high level government officials, global entrepreneurs, small medium enterprises (SMEs), corporate leaders, and young entrepreneurs. The summit, convened under the theme: “Harnessing the power […]
The positive evolution scored by the sector of information technologies in Gabon as evidenced by the launch earlier this year of the 4 generation of mobile telephony services has made of this country a pioneer in Central Africa. Gabon Telecom, one of the most vital internet providers in this Central African nation, was actually the […]