First Independent Mena Newspaper
Despite the ongoing violence in Libya, the Council of Representatives has met for its first session in Tobruk due to the raging battles in Benghazi. Abu Bakr Baira, the lawmaker who presided over the session, said they have to “prove to the world that Libya is not a failed country” although internal differences have already […]
Discussions between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafy during the weekend centered to plans that will ease the international wheat dependency burden of Egypt. Reports stated that the projects that were earmarked during their closed door meeting are three “major” internal investment plans. The plans are complimentary […]
The mood is defiant in the streets of Buenos Aires after Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service declared today Argentina in default on some bonds for the eighth time in its history. This follows Standard & Poor’s Ratings’ Services cutting its credit rating on the the South American nation’s foreign-currency sovereign debt to “selective […]
When Tony Blair was photographed recently with the new Egyptian president Mr Sisi, many of us in the press gallery wondered if we were witnessing a new dawn of Arabic leaders embracing bold new media skills. You might have pondered in recent days how it is that the whole world seems to accept Israel’s bombardment […]
Morocco has once again deplored the closure of borders between the Kingdom and Algeria, describing the closure as inconsistent with the logic of history and legitimacy and as a hindrance to the evolution of the Maghreb Union. This came in the speech delivered on July 30 by the King of Morocco Mohammed VI on the […]
A day after the militants of Ansar al-Sharia took over an army base in Benghazi and killing more than a score of soldiers, they have announced that Benghazi is now formally an “Islamic emirate.” The claim is however being denied by pro-government militias who called their withdrawal from “certain positions” was due to “tactical reasons.” […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called on Wednesday for more social justice and stressed the need to see to it that all Moroccans benefit from their country’s wealth. The King who was delivering a speech on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of his enthronement, said that despite the tremendous progress scored at the democratic and […]
With the Tunisian army’s determination to fight the terrorists in the region especially those in the Mountains along its border with Algeria, the government is willing to spend around $700 million to further boost its capacity. The deal is awaiting the approval of the US congress. The Tunisian army suffered new fatalities after declaring an […]
After the capture and killing of Colonel Muamar Gadhafi, Libya was poised to head for a transition towards democracy. However, the past two weeks have been the most intense fighting the country has witnessed since the end of the war. Governments which once backed the rebels against the regime are now evacuating their diplomats and […]
Iraq could soon be forcing the fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to retreat as military weapons from Russia begin to arrive. A visit by Defense Minister Saadun al-Dulaimi to Moscow on Wednesday is expected to have fast-tracked the delivery period due to the failure of the army in halting the […]