First Independent Mena Newspaper
Cairo is unhappy with some of the comments made by the European Union (EU) during the 27th regular session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. The EU alleged that the respect for Human Rights has been backtracking in Egypt especially when detainees and Human Rights movements are concerned. The Egyptian foreign ministry refuted the […]
With the presidential election drawing nearer by the day in Tunisia, the house of the Nidaa Tounes party is in shambles after its nominated presidential candidate, Beji Caid Essebsi, alleged that some members of his party want him dead. His allegation has led to the opening of an open inquiry by the prosecution service. Mr. […]
The Neo-Democrats is the name of a new Moroccan political party that held its constituent assembly over the weekend amidst questions about the timeliness and usefulness of the move given the excessive number of political parties- thirty three according to 2013 figures- in a country with a population of some 35 million soul. While many […]
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has described Egypt as “a green oasis in the middle of this desert” as he made references to the ongoing turmoil in Libya, Iraq and Syria. The Minister is hopeful that Egypt’s tourism sector will be back to its golden days by the end of next year if there are no […]
Libya has warned that it will break its diplomatic relations with Sudan if it continues to interfere in its internal affairs. Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni made this statement due to Sudan’s continuous denial that its military airplane which landed at Kufra airport, south of Libya, was loaded with ammunitions destined for the Islamist groups in […]
Two US top diplomats, State Department Counselor Thomas Shannon and David Thorne a senior advisor to the Secretary of State, are in Egypt to widen the cooperation ventures between the two countries. Relationship between Washington and Cairo was tense when the former decided to suspend some of its military aid to the North African country […]
Libya’s newly elected parliament, the House of Representatives, that has chosen Tobruk as its headquarters is seeking refuge in Elyros liner, a Greek car ferry, as tension in the country continues to rise and the authority of the government dwindles drastically. The capital Tripoli and most of Benghazi are under the control of the Islamists […]
Tunisia has assembled almost 30 countries, 20 international institutions and dozens of private companies at an investment conference aimed at attracting investors to the country and enabling its democratic “startup.” The country’s economy has been almost at a standstill for the past three years due to the political instability that it has been experiencing. Prime […]
President El-Sisi welcomed, on separate occasions, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal to discuss issues within the Middle East and North Africa. Abbas is reported to have complained about Israel’s latest actions to the Egyptian president. The Saudis on their behalf were much more interested in the dangers posed […]
There are suspicions that Fajr Libya (Dawn of Libya), a coalition of Islamic fighters, is planning to carry out a terrorist attack using airplanes at the Tripoli International Airport. North African countries including Nigeria have all raised their alert because of fears that the 11 missing commercial aircrafts could be used to launch an attack. […]