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Tunisia, a tiny country compared to its North African neighbors, has been giving a loan by Qatar to the tune of $1 US billion to revive its economy. The newly elected government is putting in place all the mechanisms necessary Read more
Take a minute from your schedule to travel through time. Have a flashback of the Maghreb before the civil uprising popularly referred to as the Arab Spring. An uprising which at the beginning was seeking for social reforms ended up Read more
They were praised and referred to as the icons of freedom, the symbol of struggle, examples of a wanted change etc such were the praises heaped upon the revolutionaries of the Arab spring by their orators from different walks of Read more
Arab interior ministers have agreed to enhance cooperation and joint actions to combat terrorism, drug & weapons trafficking, transnational crime and money laundering. During their latest meeting held in Tunisia, the ministers discussed joint security challenges, the terrorist threats posed Read more
Saudi Arabia has named its first ambassador to Iraq in more than two decades, a diplomatic move destined to mend a tumultuous and strained relationship since Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait. “For the first time since 1990, the Saudis have Read more
Bahraini security forces have clashed with thousands of young protesters who tried to flock and rally at the Pearl Roundabout, in the capital of Manama, to mark the one-year anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations. TV footage showed protesters hustling away from Read more
19 young Americans are among the 43 pro-democracy activists who have been arrested lately by the Egyptian authorities and will be tried for setting up groups without licenses and receiving illegal foreign funding. These Americans are working for National Democratic Read more
More than 200 eminent personalities, businessmen, decision-makers, diplomats and intellectuals will gather Jan.25 in Morocco’s capital (Rabat) to look into ways of building up and promoting Africa’s economic integration to enable the continent speed up development process. Dubbed “Rabat Forum“, Read more
Morocco’s new Prime minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, leader of the moderate islamist Justice & Development Party (PJD), which won most seats in last novembre parliamentary elections, has unveiled his cabinet team after several weeks of laborious political consultations. The 30-member cabinet Read more