First Independent Mena Newspaper
The economic integration of the Maghreb is being discussed for the fifth time at the regional congress in Nouakchott organized by the Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM) in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Participants at the congress vary from different walks of life ranging from ministers, governors from issuing banks, financial experts, economists […]
China and Mauritania have signed an agreement to finance development projects in the latter up to the tune of 10.7 billion Ouguiyas. Of this amount, 4.871 billion ouguiyas will be in the form of a non-refundable donation while 5.845 billion ouguiyas will be given as a loan without any interest. The Minister of Economic Affairs […]
The new economic and social development project Morocco is planning to implement in its southern provinces will contribute to stability at the macro-regional level, said Secretary General of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Driss Guerraoui. This regional development project will also raise the local populations’ standards of living and improve cultural cohesion, Guerraoui told […]
Silphium, owned by the Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC) has started operations after it services break down after falling as a target making it the first wholly owned submarine cable system targeted at the Libyan telecommunications market. The announcement was made by LITC with Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd which serves as its build partner. […]
Morocco has been elected last week, in the person of its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Loulichki, chair of the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee. Morocco, which is non-permanent member of the Security Council since January 2012, will chair the committee for the period ending December 31, 2013. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), set up […]
Egyptian security forces have captured lately six U.S. made anti-tank and surface-to-air missiles that were on their way to be smuggled into the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip. The weapons, which were intercepted in the Sinai desert, are believed to have come from Libya and to have been manufactured by U.S. firms. But some experts cast […]
Tunisia’s budget for the year 2013 has been approved finally. This year’s approved budget has surpassed the estimates as it stood at $17.1 billion which is 4.9 percent higher than the previous supplementary budget for the year 2012 according to reports. Reports cited that the interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has confirmed that the budget […]
Algerian military forces have launched lately a large scale combing campaign targeting Islamist militants groups operating in the Boumerdes-Tizi-Ouzou-Bouira triangle, stronghold of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliates. This campaign comes as the international community braces for military action to dislodge the radical Islamist forces occupying northern Mali after a coup in […]
In a fornight before the African Cup of Nations (CAN) kicks-off in South Africa, the national coach of the Algerian football team has spoken about his team’s ambitions in the upcoming continental tournament. Coach Halilhodzic assured the Algerian people that the desert foxes will be representing the country to the utmost level despite uncertainties surrounding […]
Morocco is moving forward in implementing its regionalization plan in the southern provinces through the establishment of a regional economic system conducive to growth, wealth generating and employment creation. The broad lines of this development plan for the Moroccan southern provinces were disclosed on Wednesday by the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, […]