First Independent Mena Newspaper
The visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team to Tunisia has ended its tour of the country with dissatisfaction. The head of the mission Amine Mati said the current situation of the country has forced investors interested in the country to adopt a “wait and see” attitude as the political crisis lingers. IMF is urging Tunisian […]
www.bosla-egypt.info is a project funded by the European Union and destined for North African governments rocked by the Arab Spring. It seeks to stabilize risk communities and enhance governmental migration management to ensure smooth transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Meaning “compass” in Arabic, Bosla has been developed with partner agencies throughout Egypt to serve […]
Workers in the sector of cultural heritage have just met in Shahat to train themselves on how to face antiquities smuggling that poses a threat to Libya’s cultural heritage. The Shahat meeting is among first steps of the Libyan government to act against antiquities smuggling with the help of the international community. The Libyan Department […]
The results from the first round of the parliamentary and local government elections are dominated by the ruling party, Union for the Republic (UPR). The elections are seen as major test for President Abdel Aziz. Some of the opposition parties decided to boycott the elections in which 75% of the 3,5million voters took part. The […]
Cairo is hoping to raise the share of its gas during a new wave of exploration in the Mediterranean following some major Israeli oil discoveries in the region. Israel confirmed on November 26 that it had discovered some visible signs of natural gas in the Mediterranean, which are in fact very close to drilling sites […]
A draft copy of the Egyptian constitution has been published by state-run newspaper, Al-Ahram. The draft which is expected to be voted finally on Saturday by the committee could be validated through a referendum next month. Critics have stated that certain articles tend to draw Egypt back into the claws of the military. Religious political […]
A blast at a weapons depot in Brak al-Shati in southern Libya has killed at least 10 people, while at least three soldiers have reportedly been killed in clashes with an armed group in Benghazi. State television in Libya quoted an injured man as saying people had been trying to steal copper wire from the […]
United Nations has reacted to the violence in Libya by planning to send a special force to protect its personnel as violence increases in Benghazi. The activities of the militias are threatening the state. Prime Minister Zeidan has declared that if the violence and siege of oil ports continue, the government won’t be able to […]
Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi put off the date for the constitution referendum to the second half of January next year, rather than next month as planned before. The delay in referendum comes just a day after public protests had been banned. The new constitution is currently being drafted and the nationwide referendum is […]
Egypt’s 50-member constitutional committee is almost on the verge of finalizing the constitution but continues to be delayed by “some differences” in within, committee Spokesman Mohamed Salmawy stated. 10 members of the committee walked out of sessions after brutal police interventions to disperse protesters under the new law which restricts public protests. Tamarod also released […]