First Independent Mena Newspaper
A 2-day forum, which wrapped up in Rabat on 22 March, was held following a year of brainstorming and series of discussions that were designed to turn the Morocco’s civil society dialogue into real actions. The goal of the forum that was attended by an array of Moroccan and international institutional figures was, according to […]
Spokesman Omar Hmeidan of the General National Congress has said that Libya will be taking a 2,55 billion Libyan dinar emergency loan to finance the functioning of the government after lack of income. Libya’s main source of income is oil and gas but the rebels have laid siege on several oil ports and fields thereby […]
Egypt’s Transport Minister, Ibrahim al-Demeiry, said yesterday (March 25) that the ministry had started three new projects worth LE20 billion aimed at improving the country’s infrastructure and boosting its economic development. One of the projects is the tender for the third phase of the Ataba-Imbaba-Cairo University subway line, which is to be offered today (Wednesday, […]
Egypt has signed a military cooperation with Africa’s youngest state, South Sudan. The deal comes at a moment when both countries are experiencing violence from groups challenging the government’s authority. The conclusion of the deal could raise eyebrows in Khartoum which also agreed a bilateral military cooperation in Cairo. Sudan and South Sudan still have […]
In an unprecedented move by Egypt’s judiciary, 529 people have been sentenced to death in the south of the country. After only two court sessions, a judge in the southern Egyptian city of Minya issued the verdict and harsh sentences. The convicted who are reportedly supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, were accused of involvement […]
Economists are getting increasingly optimistic about the plan of Tunisia’s Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, to tackle persistent unemployment and a tight budget. Mr Jomaa has recently visited a number of Gulf countries, accompanied by a delegation of businesspeople led by the head of the Tunisian Union of Trade, Industry, and Handicrafts (UTICA), Wided Bouchamaoui. Mr […]
The Tourism Ministry is trying very hard to revive tourism by making it a destination “that’s cheap to one and that is ‘fun’” in order to attract budget holiday destination. Minster Amel Karboul has approved several promotion videos to attract new visitors. Desert tourism is also being developed. Minster Karboul is conscious that Tunisia is […]
The infamous Dutch right-wing leader of anti-Islam PVV party, Geert Wilders, faced an unprecedented storm of protest on Thursday (March 20) after he told supporters he would make sure there were “fewer Moroccans” in the Netherlands. The day following Wilders’ pledge to his chanting supporters that he would arrange for there to be fewer Moroccans […]
On Wednesday (March 19), the United Nations decided to impose sanctions on illegal exports of Libyan oil in a unanimous vote. The resolution came only two days after the US Navy had boarded its tanker Morning Glory in international waters close to Cyprus. The tanker was loaded with illegally obtained crude oil and it managed […]
The call came at a moment after several important state institutions suffered from militia attacks. The government’s statement shows that the Libyan government has been struggling to control the militias after the fall of Gadhafi. Tripoli is already organizing its forces for the crackdown. The security forces of the government are expected to have a […]