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Tunisia’s central bank, for the first time since the end of the Ben Ali regime, has cut interest rate by 0.50% because inflation has dropped. It hopes that the decision will contribute to reviving economy and attracting foreign investment. A Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco hailed Thursday India’s “constructive position” regarding the Sahara issue and praised its support for the UN process to resolve this artificial conflict. “I should like to express our appreciation for the Republic of India’s constructive Read more
The fight against terrorism in Egypt especially in the Sinai Peninsula continues to be challenging as the government extends the decreed state of emergency for another three months in certain parts of Northern Sinai. The state of emergency has previously Read more
A helicopter carrying senior government and military officials of the Tripoli-based government was shot down on its way back to the Libyan capital with all those on board feared dead. Thirteen bodies have been recovered while six people are reported Read more
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that world leaders that backed the American-led invasion of Iraq under Saddam Hussein have contributed to the current chaos in the country and the rise of ISIS. However, he stressed that the Middle Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who champions African causes in international fora, went to New Delhi to attend the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit to bolster African causes and lift African-Indian cooperation to new heights. The four-day summit, which opens doors Read more
A day after Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei posted on his website a letter on the nuclear agreement, President Rouhani hailed Khamenei’s stance as a “conditional approval.” He described Khamenei’s letter as a “stamp of approval” that will help authorities Read more
President Erdogan said the 10 October double suicide attack considered as the most deadly in the country’s history is “a completely collective act” carried out by the Kurdish militants, ISIS and the Syrian intelligence. Erdogan made the claim in a Read more
The head of the Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) Ayman Abbas announced that the participation rate in the first round of the parliamentary elections was at 26.55%, which is much lower than the rate scored during the 2011-12 parliamentary election held Read more
The Libyan internationally recognised parliament based in Tobruk Monday rejected the UN-proposed unity government, ignoring the international community’s repeated calls to rival Libyan sides to endorse and quickly put in motion the UN-brokered peace roadmap. A majority of lawmakers in Read more