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Houcine Rahmouni, Deputy General Manager of the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade has highlighted the significance of Libya becoming a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The call was made at the ongoing Economic Diversification conference being held in Tripoli. He said the government needs to join the organization to turn the “inexistent” […]
Because of the mounting security situation in the region of Sahel, closer cooperation and integration in Maghreb is needed. According to the final concluding remarks of the 11th Morocco-EU Association Council, the EU28 stressed the salience of tight cooperation between the MENA and Sahel-Sahara region. The effort of closer collaboration between Sahel and Maghreb was […]
Prime Minister Zeidan has stated that Libyans “now believe that militias are dangerous” and should be disarmed. The government has been faced with the uphill task of asserting its authority in a weapon infested country. Zeidan said that the “revolution ended with the end of Ghadafi” and there is need to establish a state now. […]
Tunisia’s new Prime Minister expected to lead the country to new elections has made his first comments since his designation. Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa affirmed that he has already started consultations to form a new government which will be free of politicians belonging to political parties. Dialogue between political parties took more than a month […]
The Moroccan Retirement Fund (CMR) is about to begin consuming its reserves very soon, thus putting the country’s pension system in deficit by early 2014. Morocco’s audit court has already warned that the entire system is facing many drawbacks and shortcomings. The news is surprising given the fact that the government promised to go on […]
Tripoli has received another major blow after rebels in the eastern part of the country announced that they will not freeing the oil ports as promised last week. Ibrahim Jathran, autonomy leader of the eastern region, blamed the government for their move claiming that they rejected their proposed conditions. Tripoli has not reacted to the […]
Algerian authorities have moved to step up security presence along the border with Libya in light of the continuing chaos and instability in the neighboring country while striving for better co-operation against terrorist threats. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced recently, following his meeting with his Tunisian counterpart in Paris, that he would visit Libya […]
Morocco seems to be fulfilling the promise it made to its citizens about two years ago – it has just embarked on a long journey of fighting youth joblessness. The youth unemployment rate has been for quite some time reaching staggering levels – more than 20 percent for men and almost 40 percent for women […]
The inter-governmental Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) removed Morocco from the list of countries that need a follow-up process on the concerns of money laundering and financing terrorism. Rabat celebrates, as the country’s endeavor to fight fraud and dubious financing is witnessing first results. Morocco has been also removed from […]
Speculations about General Abdulfattah al-Sisi have reached new levels after the posting of a record on YouTube. In the video, the General affirmed that the eventuality of him ruling Egypt has been revealed to him that “he will be president”. It has generated mixed feelings as the country draws nearer to elections without any forthcoming […]