First Independent Mena Newspaper
Hope is twinkling in Tunisia after a report stated that sectors involved in travel and tourism have attained positive results during 2012. The report from Timetric claimed that tourism has recovered from the woes of the 2011 revolution. It pointed out that the increase in activity of local tourism and the arrival of foreign tourists […]
General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) of Libya is getting ready to file a case against STX Europe for the recovery of a cruise ship ordered during Kaddafi’s regime. Sources claim that the GNMTC wants to act following the announcement by STX Europe that MSC Croisières and STX France have entered into a contract for […]
Several agreements have been signed between Algeria and Qatar. The agreements concern energy, mining, industry and technologies and will be creating thousands of jobs in Algeria. The Bellara steel plant project for the production and the marketing of four million tons of steel products per annum is one of the agreements which will be launched […]
After the arrest of several Libyans in Egypt amongst which is Ahmed Qadhaf al-Dam, Khadafi’s cousin who served as Egypt-Libya relations coordinator under Khadafi’s regime, who is wanted in his native country. Libya has been demanding for their extradition during the past week, has now come up with a bulky incentive to Egypt. According to […]
Egypt has received warnings that the European Union (EU) would stop its aid package of €5 billion if its reforms for democracy fail to be effective. In the European Union’s latest report, the European Commission was unsatisfied with the progress Egypt has registered since the elected government took over. EU has already cut some of […]
At the end of his two-day visit to India, the Egyptian president has expressed his expectations of joining the group of fast growing economies known as the BRICS; an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and recent member South Africa. President Morsy was speaking at a business forum when he said “Egypt is hoping to […]
After Forte energy announced earlier on that it will begin its uranium survey drill at the A238 area in Mauritania during the first quarter of the year, Charter Pacific Corporation has also announced that it will be embarking on a reverse circulation drilling and trenching program at its Kaoua El Khadra Iron Ore project in […]
Lafarge will establish its fourth research laboratory in the world with the three other laboratories located in France, China and India. The laboratory is to be built in Rouiba and it will be collaborating with the Lyon laboratory in order to create a platform for ongoing research aimed at adapting its building materials products to […]
President Morsi’s state visit to India has been marked by the signing of multiple pacts in different domains to take their bilateral relation and cooperation to “another level”. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said talks were “extensive and very productive” pointing out that they both have enormous potential for deepening cooperation across the full spectrum of […]
Cooperation between countries is most of the time benefit-earning oriented and before any project is launched, studies are conducted to assess its profitability. This is generally the case, but not when these projects are part of Moroccan-African cooperation. All projects implemented by Morocco in the context of its cooperation with African countries are centered on […]