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Libya is now focusing on olive to compete with its neighbors in the region in a move to diversify its economy which depends on oil. The country is the 12th largest olive oil producer in the world, accounting for 0.25% of the global production, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Speaking […]
Swissport International, a global provider of airport ground services, has been awarded lately a 5-year ground handling licence for Oran International Airport. It is the 2nd contract bagged by the company in Algeria and the third deal gained in North Africa after securing similar licences for Morocco’s major international airports. With these contracts in pocket, […]
The Arab revolutions of 2011 have brought into immediate focus the following question related to Turkey’s foreign policy: ‘Can Turkey’s economic and political model become a reference-point for the region’s post-autocratic societies, similar to the EU for east-central Europe after 1989?’. Indeed, many political observers see the revolutions in the Arab countries as a chance […]
Moroccan real estate group Alliances Développement Immobilier (ADI) has won a housing deal under which it will build some 7000 dwellings in Côte d’Ivoire, mainly in capital city Abidjan and surrounding areas. The deal related partnership agreement was signed earlier this week in the World Bank headquarters in Paris on the sidelines of the meeting […]
The pyramid of Djoser, the oldest pyramid in Egypt, might soon fall according to archaeologists, professors and antiquities enthusiasts. The six-stepped layered structure stands 62 meters high and was built under the reign of Pharaoh Djoser in 2611 BCE, as his final resting place. The pyramid is recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site […]
Biopharmaceutical experts from Algeria and the United states alongside government officials met to discuss over modeling Algeria to become the best in the region before 2020 in terms of bio-pharmacy and healthcare. The discussions were held at the Algeria 2020 Partnership Conference which sets its goal towards promoting business partnership, innovations, expanded research and development […]
An agreement has been reached between Sonde Resources Corporation and the Joint Oil of Tunisia and Libya for the second phase of the exploration of the joint oil block in the Gulf of Gabes The agreement allows the company to defer the three exploratory well obligations into the second phase of the exploration period and […]
Recently, a truce was mediated – by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi – between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. But … how long can such a truce last before the new round of warfare is unleashed? Notwithstanding many obvious analogies with the previous tensions between the two sides (such as Operation Cast Lead at the […]
Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Syria, Mohamed Alaeddine Kiyali, has been killed in an attack by armed men. The consul and another passenger, a Syrian judge, Mahmoud Bebi, were both injured on Tuesday when armed groups opened fire at a car transporting them in the province of Aleppo, northern Syria, pro-government al-Ekbaria TV reported. The two […]
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s airline industry is rejoicing over the removal of the country’s ban by the European Commission. During its usual updating of the list of airlines considered to be posing a threat to the European community’s airline industry and security, the European Union committee for aerial security decided to uplift the country’s […]