First Independent Mena Newspaper
The president of the Libyan National Conference, Dr. Muhammad Al-Muqairef, is at the head of a delegation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to widen their global portfolios should consider carrying out projects in conjunction with the Libyan government. The country is on verge on rebuilding its economy and President Dr. Muhammad Al-Muqairef is trying […]
In the few coming months, Mauritanians will have the possibility to watch some new TV stations after the Nouakchott government agreed lately to open up the country’s airwaves to private broadcasters and gave its nod for the launching of five private TV channels and five radio stations. The move is seen as part of the […]
Egypt has recalled its newly appointed ambassador to Israel, Atef Mohamed Salem, after the commander of Hamas military wing, Ahmed Al-Jaabari. was killed in an Israeli raid on Gaza strip. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by a presidential spokesman in a televised statement. The spokesman said that President Mohamed Morsi has also summoned the […]
The European Union has agreed to extend Egypt nearly €5 billion economic and political assistance to help the country cope with the transition phase it is going through. The decision was made on Wednesday during the EU-Egypt Task Force, the largest-ever meeting between the European Union and Egypt. The economic and political assistance package will […]
Discussions were held in Algeria by the international monetary fund mission. These discussions gathered the minister of Finance, the minister of agriculture and rural development, the minister of labor, employment and social security and the Governor of the Bank of Algeria. All of them reflected on short and medium term economic policies and the influence […]
In order to encourage parents to put their children in school as early as possible, the World Food Program (WFP) has signed for a second time a partnership agreement with Vodafone Egypt. Wanting more Egyptians to benefit from the program, Vodafone has given $USD 1 million. This sum is planned to nourish 75 000 people, […]
Health minister, Houssine El Ouardi, who was for a long time an accident and emergency doctor has been constantly harassed by questions concerning quite critical issues affecting the Moroccan healthcare sector. That is why he reconfirmed that his top priorities are the improvement of mental health, accident and emergency care in a press conference. To […]
Egypt finance minister Muntaz al-Said announced on Wednesday that a new 10% tax on major transactions have been approved by a special cabinet that was formed for this purpose. Although no time limit has been precisely set, according to him this tax will mainly be on gains acquired on Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and also […]
Barack Obama won the presidential race and will lead his country for four more years. Although the presidential race was very tight and some even feared a recount of votes, Obama gleaned 332 electoral votes while his challenger Republican Mitt Romney got only 206, according to the results available, as vote counting is still ongoing. […]
The new Libyan leaders, who ousted Muammar Gaddafi, have granted over $ 20 million to the Syrian opposition and rebels fighting the tyrannical regime of Bachar Al Assad and his repressive forces. A financial statement released by the Syrian National Council (SNC) and posted in its Web site shows that the Libyan government, which itself […]