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Tunisia’s official visit to Morocco led by Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa ended its two-day stay in the country on Thursday (February 13). Both parties were seeking to tighten their mutual links in the economy, politics, and also social aspects. The Tunisia-Morocco relationship has significantly improved since the Tunisian revolution and representatives of both states have […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he supported Egypt’s Field Marshall Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in his bid for presidency. Mr Sisi visited Moscow in order to discuss an arms deal while Mr Putin used the occasion to mention that he was “aware” of Sisi’s presidency bid. Cairo has not delivered an official statement on the issue. […]
Questions have been raised among presidential candidates and former government officials on whether Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ailing condition would permit him to run a fourth term in office. Among those who raised concern is presidential candidate and retired Algerian Navy commander Mohamed Al-Taher .In his criticism against the election process he said “preparations for […]
Libya has become free of all chemical weapons it inherited from dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after having destroyed these banned deadly weapons and completed the disarmament process which begun under the former regime but interrupted by the war that rocked the North African country According to Libyan foreign minister Mohamed Abdelaziz, “this achievement would not have […]
On a two-day visit to Moscow, Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Wednesday accompanied by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to seal a lucrative arms deal and discuss areas of cooperation “in multiple fields”. The US$2 billion arms deal will mainly be funded by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The expected Russian […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has placed a great deal of interest in the Egyptian private sector and with a total budget of €688m dedicated to investments in 30 projects in Egypt and other regional countries such as Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. With nine projects over the past 18months, the bank has […]
In a move to restore its economy after the 2011 uprising, Tunisia plans to issue for the first time an Islamic bond or sukuk worth 700m dinars ($435.85m) with the guarantee of the Islamic Development Bank and $1.8bn in new foreign bonds this year; $880m guaranteed by the United States and $1bn guaranteed by Japan. […]
Kuwaiti newspaper has reported citing well-informed sources close to Egypt’s military that the country’s chief of army, General al-Sisi, “has no choice but to meet demands of Egyptian people” and contest for the office of President. Egypt claims that General had been misquoted saying that he would announce such an important decision only to Egyptians […]
Reports by Kuwaiti Daily claiming that Egypt’s Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is going to run for presidency were denied by the military’s spokesman Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali. He referred to the report as the Kuwaiti Daily’s own “interpretation”. The original statement of El-Sisi was posted on his official Facebook page. Expected to run for president, […]
In a unique moment of unity, a group of Algerian and Moroccan artists gathered on the set of Moubachara Maakom (Live with You) broadcast last week to discuss national, social, political and cultural issues. On the Moroccan side, the lively discussion was attended by young rapper Taoufiq Hazeb, nicknamed “Bigg”, actor Driss Roukhe, and actress […]