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Algeria is rocked since the beginning of the New Year by widespread popular protests staged against the government move to increase taxes and prices of electricity, gasoline and food products. According to press reports, over a 100 demonstrators were arrested Read more
Tunisian security authorities have stepped up investigations and arrests as authorities face returns of jihadists who fought abroad in the ranks of terrorist groups including al Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS). Seven terror cells have been dismantled so Read more
Tehran has denied reports that talks with Riyadh have begun ahead of the next Hajj. Spokesman Bahram Qasemi of the Foreign Affairs ministry acknowledged that Saudi arabia has sent invitation letters to 80 countries excluding Iran. He added that officials Read more
During a meeting on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told members of Israel’s left-wing Meretz party that he was “disappointed” that Prime Minister Netanyahu would not be attending the international peace conference to be held in Paris on Read more
A Deputy Prime Minister in the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has resigned citing the failure to attain the objectives of their mission. “I hereby announce my resignation for the Libyan people because I have failed and hence I Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pointed out that Teheran and Rabat will win greatly by boosting their ties in the area of economy as well as science and culture. “We should tap the existing capacities and potentials to expand and strengthen Read more
A year after Russian flights to Egypt were suspended in response to a fatal crash in Sinai, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s office on Thursday said Russia would resume its flights to the North African nation soon. The announcement follows Read more
Rached Ghannouchi and his Ennahda party have been urged to reconcile Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists and Islamists, London-based The New Arab reports. According to Qatari media, Ghannouchi has been in contact with the two Libyan sides. A source in the Tunisian Read more
Morocco and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC) are set to attach particular importance to cooperation in civil aviation on the backdrop of the growth in the number of passengers, said Morocco’s Civil Aviation Director Zakaria Belghazi. The passengers travelling Read more
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), a government-owned entity, said it is examining new development projects proposed by the Moroccan government. “The proposed initiatives of the Moroccan government will contribute to driving socio-economic growth across all key sectors and Read more