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Category: Features
Economic Prospects for North Africa:Managing Risks and Expanding Opportunities
Three years down the road from the wave of Arab Spring revolutions that affected the Middle East and North Africa region, MENA economies remain depressed. ... Read More
Algeria:Bouteflika,the Ruling Wing and the Upcoming Elections
Questions have been raised among presidential candidates and former government officials on whether Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ailing condition would permit him to run a ... Read More
Red Cross Workers in Mali Abducted by Al Qaeda-Linked Islamists
A Red Cross team working in northern Mali has been kidnapped by an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group known as the Movement for Oneness and Jihad ... Read More
Libya, Chemical Weapons Free
Libya has become free of all chemical weapons it inherited from dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after having destroyed these banned deadly weapons and completed the disarmament ... Read More
Egypt/Russia: the Russian arms deal
On a two-day visit to Moscow, Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Wednesday accompanied by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to seal ... Read More
UN Warning of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Central African Republic
Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) were facing “ethno-religious cleansing” as French troops struggle to contain the Christian ‘anti-balaka. militias, warned UN High Commissioner ... Read More
European Bank outlines its priorities in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has placed a great deal of interest in the Egyptian private sector and with a total budget ... Read More
Spanish Security Minister Touring the Sahel:Anti-Terrorism and Regional Integration in Focus
Spain’s minister of state for security, Francisco Martinez Vázquez, recently completed his visit to Mauritania and Senegal that started on 4 February. The aim of ... Read More
France won’t fight against terrorists in Libya
France on Monday made an announcement refusing Niger’s appeal, last week, for western military action against Islamist fighters who have established bases in Southern Libya ... Read More
Tunisia : a Major Boost to the Country’s Economy
In a move to restore its economy after the 2011 uprising, Tunisia plans to issue for the first time an Islamic bond or sukuk worth ... Read More