First Independent Mena Newspaper
Twenty years ago the Bosnian Civil War was coming towards its slow conclusion and the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords instituted an internationally agreed settlement that ended the violence. This conclusion of conflict is probably unique because it was exactly that; there are no definitive incidents of recrimination after the fighting ceased. However whilst bloodshed was […]
Reduction of subsidies for basic materials is underway in Tunisia although the government is being mindful to incite protests. An economic dialogue has been organized to ease its implementation but some opposition parties have decided to boycott it. The government believes that cutting subsidies is necessary to reduce the budget deficit. Trade Minister Najla Harouch […]
Despite the situation in Libya, analysts and politicians have defended that the country’s economy will be able to resist to the violence and political crisis for almost 5years. Libya is heavily dependent on oil and most of the goods that it consumes are imported but there are believes that it has enough reserves to keep […]
Criticisms are being directed at al-Sisi for distributing light bulbs ahead of elections. His campaign team claims that the distribution of almost 300,000 Light Emitting Diode (LED) is part of government’s efforts to reduce energy consumption but the electoral commission thinks otherwise. The LED bulb campaign launched under the slogan “Egypt can survive with conservation” […]
The building of the General National Congress (GNC) is becoming of the state buildings often attacked by militants to show their anger against the government or settle scores with political figures. The latest attack on the GNC is reported to have been carried out by a rebel brigade from the Zintan region against Islamist hardliners. […]
“This time there will be no delay and we will issue a $140 million sukuk in September.” These were the words of the Finance Minister Hakim Ben Hammouda. Tunisia announced that it was going to issue a sukuk but the deadline has expired four months ago. The minister has promised that September will be the […]
Jordan, a country without oil or experiencing a self-destructive civil war, stands on a precipice. Its current ‘greatest’ challenge, the Syrian conflict, is showing the first signs of resolution and it now has a chance to recover from the almost overwhelming forces of refugee migration. The difficulty of integrating its new refugee population into wider […]
U.S marines have been deployed to southern Italy due to “the general unrest in Northern Africa”, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren stated. The decision to move 200 marines from Spain to Italy is seen as a “prudent measure” to avoid a repeat of the scenario which led to the killing of Christopher Stevens while serving […]
Kaspersky Laboratory has released a research report entitled “IT Threat Evolution Q1 2014” which focused on internet security threats that the countries are facing. The company is well known for its potentials in fighting against viruses. In the report, North African countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco were among those highly affected by […]
Libya has begun to send warnings to its Mediterranean neighbors and European countries at large that they will have to collaborate in efforts to stop the influx of would-be migrants hoping to reach Europe with boats. Interim Interior Minster Salah Mazek told a news conference that Libya has already had “paid the price” of the […]