Category: Features

Algeria : sectarian violence in Ghardia

January 21, 2014

 The oasis town of Ghardia located 600 kilometers south of the capital and dubbed to be a major drug trafficking point is entangled in sectarian ... Read More

Egypt’s Central Bank:The Country’s Economy’s “Sluggish”

January 21, 2014

Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate continued to slow down in the first quarter of the 2013/2014 fiscal year to reach slightly more than ... Read More

Libya : State of emergency in the South

January 20, 2014

A state of emergency has been declared in Southern Libya following an attack on the Tamahind air force base in the region. The government is ... Read More

The Storm Is Not Over Yet:Increasing Instability in the Sahel

January 20, 2014

While South Sudan is witnessing a rebellion and possibly the onset of a civil war, Western nations have airlifted their citizens from Africa's youngest country. ... Read More

Morocco Calls for Fostering Trust between Parties to Mideast Peace Process

January 18, 2014

Morocco has stressed the need to foster trust between the parties to the Middle East peace process and urged these parties to show the much ... Read More

Jerusalem Committee to Send Strong Message to Israel

January 17, 2014

The Al-Quds Committee which is holding its 20th session in Marrakesh this January 17-18 under the presidency of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco and chairman ... Read More

Burqa, Hijab, Niqab or ‘Nothing’? – MENA’s Attitudes to Female Dress Code

January 17, 2014

The Pew Research Centre has recently compiled the results of its research on the opinions of people in different countries across the MENA region on ... Read More

Algeria : recovering faith with the new energy law

January 17, 2014

Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi announced that there will be new biddings for the exploration of oil and gas in the “coming weeks”.  The state has ... Read More

Egypt Votes in Constitutional Referendum

January 16, 2014

Egyptians are voting in a constitutional referendum, the first ballot since July 3 last year when President Mohamed Morsi was toppled by the military. Prime ... Read More

Tunisia marks 3rd year anniverary with violence

January 16, 2014

The 14th of January marked the third year anniversary of the Tunisian revolution which went to sweep the North Africa and the Middle East. There ... Read More