First Independent Mena Newspaper
A Maltese business delegation has ended its visit to Tunisia and the meetings of the delegates with their Tunisian counterparts have already been described as a success. The visit which was organized by Malta Enterprise# in collaboration with the Maltese embassy in Tunis gave thirteen Maltese companies operating in a wide range of sectors including […]
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan Tuesday survived an attack by a group of armed men in the city of al-Baida, about 200km east of Benghazi, local media reported. Members of the armed group, reportedly the Ali Hassan Al-Jaber brigade, attacked the building where the Prime Minister was due to hold a meeting with members of […]
The United States seeks to promote growth in North Africa through increasing regional integration and expanding trade relations, said U.S. assistant secretary for economic & business affairs, Jose Fernandez. In his opening keynote address at the U.S.-Morocco Business conference held Tuesday in Washington, Mr. Feznandez stressed the importance of North Africa for the U.S. administration […]
Dale F. Eickelman, Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Dartmouth College and chair of the Department of Anthropology, has been elected President of the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM) in replacement of I. William Zartman. Pr. Eickelman was elected to the position by TALIM’s Board of Directors […]
The governments of Tunis and Algiers have urged businessmen to capitalize on the investment opportunities given to them in a bilateral cooperation between two countries in order to promote trade and development. Both parties showed their willingness to promote dialogue in their relations and agreed on the elaboration of a roadmap for the development of […]
The Egyptian state oil firm has issued a tender to purchase around 500,000 tons of gasoil for delivery into Mediterranean ports between January and March next year according to a tender document. The tender is for 15 cargoes to be delivered in Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city and El Dekheila. Bidding ends on the 18th […]
The Portuguese company Galp Energia (Petróleos de Portugal e Gás) announced it has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Tarfaya Offshore area, comprising eight exploration permits, known as Tarfaya Offshore I to VIII, located on the Atlantic Margin, offshore Morocco. The company acquired the shares under a farm-in agreement with the Australian company, Tangiers […]
Bejaia will be home to an oil terminal in 2015 destined to play a major role in the maritime area of Sidi Ali Lebhar according to the CEO of the Bejaia port company, Djelloul Achour. The project has obtained the Ministry of Energy and Mines approval and has been undertaken by Laboratory of Maritime Studies […]
The Prime Minister, Dr Mohamed Ould Moulaye Lagdaf attended the inauguration of the distribution of electricity in the city of Nouadhibou aimed at easing at ensuring the continuity of economic and daily services in a city which often comes to a halt because of power shortages. It was financed at a cost of more than […]
A musical and archaeological celebration was held at the house of Lord Howard Carter who is honored for discovering the intact tomb of King Tutankhamun marking the 90th anniversary of the discovery. Present at the ceremony were the Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou, Minister of Archaeology Dr Mohamed Ibrahim, Governor of Luxor Dr Ezzat Saad […]