First Independent Mena Newspaper
The foreign ministers of Algeria, Chad and Niger met in Algiers on Sunday to discuss the security challenges facing the Sahel region with emphasis on the ongoing Libyan war while showing support for the implementation and respect of the peace agreement in Mali. Algeria’s Minister of Maghreban, African and Arab Affairs Abdelkader Messahel said that […]
Egypt has called for urgent consultations with Ethiopia and Sudan over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after the consultancy firms contracted to submit a report on the impact of the dam on the Nile failed its deadline twice. Cairo has always stressed that the dam will affect the livelihood of its […]
Communal and regional elections were held in Morocco on Friday and the winners are without contest the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) and the ruling Party for Justice and Development (PJD/moderate Islamist,) led by the head of the Government Abdelilah Benkirane. The PAM (Liberal, opposition) won the communal polls and came in second in the […]
President Bouteflika seems to be solidifying his position, according to experts, by arresting several top security officials and by sacking or ordering the resignations of others with the help of his allies, amongst them the army chief of staff Ahmed Gaid Salah. The arrest of the anti-terrorism chief and the sacking of top officials in […]
Five Tunisian parties decided to form a national coordination committee to pressure the government to withdraw and review the controversial Economic Reconciliation bill. The decision by the 5 Tunisian parties, namely Al-Jamhouri, Ettakattol, the Democratic Alliance, the Democratic Current and Echaab Movement, was made at a meeting on Friday. They have also decided to stage […]
Morocco’s economic capital city of Casablanca hosted during the past few days (Sept.1-2) an important business aviation show which gathered nearly 60 exhibitors including major world operators in the industry. The event, organized by the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) and F&E Aerospace, was an opportunity for visitors, particularly CEOs and […]
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris invited Greece and Italy to let him buy an island where he will house illegal migrants fleeing their counties. Sawiris said his offer will help migrants start a new life and build their own country. “Greece or Italy sell me an island, I’ll declare its independence and host the migrants […]
It seems that Morocco has won another battle against its neighbouring arch-rival Algeria, member of the OPEC cartel. After months of secret negotiations with the two countries, German automaker Volkswagen is believed to have finally picked Morocco to install its new plant following suit of French groups Renault and Peugeot-Citroen. According to sources close to […]
The Turkey-backed Libyan General National Congress surprisingly announced it will take part in the Libyan Dialogue process due to continue this Thursday in the Swiss city of Geneva after it had earlier dismissed the UN envoy’s invite to return to talks. The GNC said it would be present in Geneva after it managed to re-organize […]
The Tunisian cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the five-year socio-economic plan that will serve as a guideline and framework of the post-revolution development plan. The government hopes that the implementation of the plan due to begin next year will pave the way for the country to be part of the world’s emerging […]