First Independent Mena Newspaper
The trade deficit in Tunisia widened by record 56% in the first semester of 2022, reaching 8.1% of GDP, while the budget deficit, exacerbated by mounting energy and food subsidies, is expected to reach 9.1% in 2022, compared to 7.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank’s latest report. Inflation in this country rose from […]
Within the framework of preparations for the upcoming Arab Summit, due in Algiers on November 1, the Algerian authorities have decided to send several envoys to Arab capitals, carrying invitations to all Arab Heads of State to attend the summit. In a press release, Moroccan foreign ministry said Algerian Justice Minister Abderrachid Tebbi has been […]
Algeria’s aged and ailing military regime is still bogged down in a cold-war mentality that made the country diplomatically and politically isolated more than ever. The recent maneuvers at the TICAD Japan-Africa summit once again shows the fading voice of Algeria on the continent. Algeria has squandered its oil and gas wealth to buy positions […]
The foundation stone of two funeral and body conservation units at “Makassed” hospital was laid, in Al-Quds, as part of a financing agreement between Bayt Mal Al-Quds Acharif Agency and the administration of the health establishment. This project, the first of its kind in a hospital in Al-Quds, was launched by the director in charge […]
The Republic of Chad announced that it would shortly open a Consulate General in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla. Chad on Wednesday informed Moroccan authorities of its decision, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. The Chadian authorities said this decision translates the brotherly relations existing between King Mohammed VI and President […]
Morocco’s position regarding the Tunisian president’s reception of the separatist militia’s leader “remains unchanged,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. Who described the move as “serious and unacceptable”. The Foreign Minister has thus denied rumors that the diplomatic spat between Morocco and Tunisia over the separatist’s reception was settled. The Moroccan position remains “the […]
The third meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali (GST-Mali) was held Tuesday in Lomé, Togo with the participation of Morocco. Addressing the meeting, head of the Moroccan delegation Fouad Yazourh said that this new mobilization of states and partners in the 3rd meeting of the GST-Mali is in line […]
Guinea Conakry Premier Bernard Goumou launched Monday the construction of the National Social Welfare Fund (CNPS); a project to cost 7.3 million euros. The future facility is a 10-storey building and the construction is valued at around 7.3 million euros. “This ceremony gives me the opportunity to tell you how pleased I am to see […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected in the Vatican on September 17 for an official visit aiming at strengthening ties with the city state led by Pope Francis. “This visit is part of the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and the Holy See,” said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly who also […]
Togolese parliament Tuesday extended for additional six months the state of emergency imposed by the administration of President Faure Gnassingbé in the Savannah region, near the border with Burkina Faso, as part of efforts to curtail activities of terror groups that have staged several attacks which caused death in the ranks of the army. The […]