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With the spectacular fall of Mosul to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS) and the humiliating retreat of the US-equipped Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Iraq’s future as a unified state hangs in the balance. ISIS represents only a symptom in the current crisis facing Iraq, the deep causes lie in the grab […]
Egypt’s Minister of Investment Ashraf Salman has shown his determination to revive the economy if there is political stability. He has fixed the bars for his term in office as he set his sights on increasing the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by almost 100%. In 2008, Egypt’s FDI reached $13,2billion but shrunk drastically after the […]
Ali Zeidan has returned to Libya claiming that he is the legitimate Prime Minster of the State. Zeidan was fired from his post by the General National Congress (GNC) after allegations of embezzlements. His return to the North African country with demands to be reinstated as Prime Minster could further worsen the political crisis especially […]
Morocco has integrated the Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP) designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a capstone global initiative meant to help regions accelerate economic growth and job creation through innovation-driven entrepreneurship (IDE). Morocco is thus part of a short list that does not include more than six countries from all over […]
Algeria will be embarking on a spending spree to reinforce and renew its military arsenal with a budget of more than €2 billion. The North African region has been threatened by the presence of terrorist groups that have gained more force in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Algeria has been able to avoid anti-government […]
Political parties in Tunisia tend to agree on the dates set aside by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) for the legislative and presidential elections. Tunisia has been able to maneuver its way through the transition despite a couple of challenges from the Salafists and the tensions which resulted in the assassination of high […]
Egypt’s new cabinet will be sworn in on Tuesday and most of them are familiar faces. The information was announced by the Cabinet spokesman, Hossam El-Kawish, after Prime Minster Ibrahim Mehleb finally formed his government. With the economy struggling and the law courts busy, much of the attention was given to those who were nominated […]
A former Libyan General, during the Gadhafi regime, has accused Qatar of wanting to weaken the state. General Khalifa Haftar’s allegations came at time when he claims to control more than 75% of Benghazi. The General is leading a militia that has vowed to uproot Islamists in the North African country. The government in Tripoli […]
Presidential elections in Mauritania are slated for June 21 but majority of the opposition parties, amongst them are the main parties, have decided to boycott it because the results can already been determined. Only four candidates will be challenging President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for the seat. The opposition coalition, National Forum for Democracy and […]
A coalition of opposition parties in Algeria composed of three Islamist parties and two other parties has voiced out its opinion on the present political situation. Algeria held presidential elections barely two months ago and the incumbent president was reelected for a fourth term. The coalition has called for a “real” regime change and urged […]