First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Libyan UN-backed unity government is steadily asserting itself as the sole central administration of the war-torn country as it announced Monday it took control of the foreign ministry in Tripoli once in the hands of rival and staunch opposed Islamist administration. The takeover of the foreign ministry adds up to six other ministries already […]
Two EU drivers have been reportedly fired after IS propaganda CDs were allegedly found with them. The discovery prompted the EU to take a recent resolution to create its own team of drivers, reports say. German newspapers “Der Spiegel” relayed by French “l’Express” reported over the week-end that IS propaganda CDs were found with two […]
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Thursday announced Paris will next Monday propose sanctions against Libyan officials who still pose a threat to the UN-backed political process stumbling on opposed interests. “I do not exclude threatening them with sanctions. In any case, that is what I will propose to my foreign affairs colleagues on Monday in […]
Head of UNSMIL Martin Kobler and Libyan National Army self-style Chief of Staff Khalifa Hafter Wednesday in a meeting agreed that it was time to erase terrorist organizations creating havoc in Libya adding that only a united Libyan army could achieve the daunting task, reports say. Even though much of the meeting has not been […]
The Tunisian national dialogue quartet, a coalition of civil society organizations, has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its key role in helping the country’s transition to democracy and building a pluralistic society. The quartet is made up of four key organizations in Tunisian civil society: the Tunisian General Labour Union, the Tunisian […]
Algeria which is badly hit by the collapse of oil prices on the international market is trying to end its heavy dependency on oil and to diversify its energy production. One of the alternatives raising Algerian authorities’ optimism is the Sahara Solar Breeder project (SSB) being developed in cooperation with Japanese researchers. Algerian and Japanese […]
It seems that Morocco has won another battle against its neighbouring arch-rival Algeria, member of the OPEC cartel. After months of secret negotiations with the two countries, German automaker Volkswagen is believed to have finally picked Morocco to install its new plant following suit of French groups Renault and Peugeot-Citroen. According to sources close to […]
The Delegation of the European Union in Morocco has flatly denied the news alleging that Europe is planning to build an air base in the kingdom for drones to be used in the war against illegal immigration. There is no such plans to build an air base in Morocco or in any other Maghreb country, […]