Category: Portrait
Souad Mekhennet: a talented new columnist for Newsweek
Souad Mekhennet. The name sounds alien for English-speaking readers but not like the many foreign names that pop up if you Google USA-based journalists. It ... Read More
Can Issad Rebrab be a Presidential Hopeful in Algerian Coming Elections?
Back in 2012, Issad Rebrab was listed as a potential candidate to Algeria’s presidential elections initially scheduled for April 2014 and press reports had then ... Read More
A Man with Technical Skills, Social Competence Named Morocco’s Ambassador to Paris
Chakib Benmoussa, a brilliant businessman, skilled technician and smart politician has been appointed Morocco’s ambassador to Paris, a position that remained vacant since October 2011. ... Read More
The OCP Revolution or Mustapha Terrab’s Success Story
L’Office Chérifien des Phosphates or OCP, the Moroccan State-owned phosphates company, “has come a long way since its founding in 1920. We are proud of ... Read More
Sheikh Yassine Passes Away, Visions Unfulfilled, Succession Uncertain
Sheikh Abdesslam Yassine, the founder and spiritual leader of Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, a Moroccan Islamist association, passed away early Thursday and will be ... Read More
Othman Benjelloun Elected Vice-President of Union of Arab Banks
President of the Moroccan banks Professional Grouping (GPBM) and chairman & CEO of BMCE Bank, Othman Benjelloun, was recently elected vice-president of the Union of ... Read More
Libya: A Human Rights Activist Elected Prime Minister
Ali Zeidan, a human rights lawyer and activist, was elected by the 200-strong Libyan General Congress as Interim Prime Minister for a transitional period of ... Read More
Ismail Serageldin, an enlightened scholar brought to court
Ismail Serageldin, the director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is being sued for squandering public funds after library staff accused him of abuse of power claiming ... Read More
Hamid Chabat: from union activist to leader of Morocco’s Istiqlal
Hamid Chabat, a former factory worker and mechanic , has been elected Secretary General of the Istiqlal party, one of the most powerful political parties ... Read More
Algeria: Will PM Sellal be up to economic, social challenges?
Algeria is said to have been spared the turmoil of the Arab Spring and the legislative elections held last May gave, contrary to analysts’ forecasts, ... Read More