First Independent Mena Newspaper
Libya is on the verge of becoming a failed state if the war in the country does not come to an end and attacks on oil installations are not halted. Mashala Zwai, the oil minister of the Tripoli-based government warned that the country was becoming “a second Somalia” as fighting between the militias of the […]
British Petroleum (BP) and Russian-owned DEA have agreed a partnership investment of $12 billion in Egyptian gas fields in the West Nile Delta with the hope of producing five trillion cubic feet of gas resources and 55 million barrels of condensates when the project is completed in 2017. The investment plan is being described as […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has refused to talk over the phone to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria. The move that might seem unusual was made public by an official statement of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry which explained that the Nigerian President’s request to talk to the Moroccan King was merely meant to exploit the Sovereign’s […]
British Petroleum has announced an investment of 11 billion euro for the development of landmark gas project in Egypt’s West Nile Delta (WND) sites expected to produce up to 1.2 billion cubic feet a day, equivalent to about 25 per cent of Egypt’s current gas production. According to BP, the WND output will significantly boost […]
“Unfortunately, the international community did not have a Plan A until now…forget plan B.” These were the words of Turkish Prime Minster Ahmet Davutoglu about Syria after a meeting with UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York. He said that there is no clear idea on how to go about the war in Syria […]
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have reached a preliminary agreement that has helped them to overcome their main differences. The three countries have the main share of the Nile and Cairo was concerned about Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam project on the Blue Nile because of fears that it will affect its own supply of the river […]
El Othmani, number 2 of Justice and Development Party in Morocco revealed in an interview that he will side with a bill in favour of abortion in some cases in Morocco. Abortion is a forbidden topic in Morocco, a country with a deep rooted Islamic civilisation. El Othmani, a psychiatric by profession, Chairman of the […]
Moroccan tourism authority has signed a promotion agreement called “Destination Morocco” with the French travellers union. After signing a deal with the American Travellers Union last August, and with Tourism Group TUI France in October, the Moroccan Tourism Authority has sign a partnership deal with the Union of tour-operating companies of France, made of tour […]
The Tobruk-based government has requested the U.N. Security Council’s authorization to import military equipment from Ukraine, Serbia and the Czech Republic, arguing that the weapons will help control Libya’s borders and fight the Islamic State militants and other extremists in the country. Libya has been under an arms embargo since 2011 and all military shipments […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered his speech at the US Congress on Tuesday despite the controversy between the White House and the Speaker with regards to the invitation. His speech was interrupted several times by a standing ovation from those who supported his thoughts especially the Republicans. The Israeli prime minister warned that any deal with […]