Tag: Arab Spring

On the footsteps of Tebboune, Tunisia’s Saied maintains opacity over his second term

April 8, 2024

Tunisia under Kais Saied is on the footsteps of Authoritarian Algeria. Mimicking Tebboune, Saied uses a rhetoric imbued with conspiracy theories, the threat of the ... Read More

World Bank: Tunisia’s trade deficit continues to widen amid soaring inflation

September 8, 2022

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 ... Read More

Former US envoy advises Tunisian leader to refrain from following footsteps of late Ben Ali

January 3, 2022

Former US ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray has urged the President Kais Saied  not to take a leaf out of ex- autocratic Ben Ali’s book, ... Read More

Ex-Tunisian leader Moncef Marzouki handed four-year prison sentence for treason

December 23, 2021

A court in Tunisia sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison in absentia for working against the interests of the North African ... Read More

Morocco makes headlines of international media as it gears for elections

September 7, 2021

Morocco has been lately making the headlines of international media and has been at the focus of many analyses by renowned pundits as it gears ... Read More

Tunisia’s 2019 Budget: No New Taxes to Buy Social Peace

December 12, 2018

The Tunisian parliament approved earlier this week the 2019 budget, which does not provide for any new taxes on individuals in a move to buy ... Read More

Morocco Tops Arab Democracy Index- Jordanian Think Tank

June 17, 2017

The Amman-based Think Tank, Arab Reform Initiative, released its annual Arab Democracy Index showing that Morocco continues to lead for the fourth consecutive year, followed ... Read More

Moroccan Car Industry Moves Up Gear, Cruising In Full Speed

June 16, 2017

Moroccan automotive industry is gaining momentum and growing at a rapid pace due to incentives and competitive factors attracting more and more investors and makers ... Read More

Morocco, Most Attractive Destination for FDIs in Africa- Earnest & Young

May 4, 2017

Morocco reinforced its attractiveness for FDIs on the African continent thanks notably to its political stability and economic reforms, said the London-based multinational professional services ... Read More

Morocco Makes Major Strides in Economic liberalization (Report)

April 28, 2017

Morocco continues to make notable progress in economic liberalization, according to 2017 Index of Economic Freedom created by the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. ... Read More