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A self immolation in Tunisia in December 2010 which gave birth to protest against the Ben Ali regime and eventually led to its downfall before crossing borders into other countries in North Africa and the Middle East has immensely contributed Read more
Egyptian authorities on Monday said Saudi Arabia has indefinitely halted shipments of oil products that were part of a $23-billion aid deal with the North African nation. According to Egyptian Oil Ministry spokesman Hamdi Abdel-Aziz, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s Read more
Following the unfortunate death of a fish seller in the northern Moroccan city of al-Hoceima that sparked protests in Morocco, Algerian propaganda machine jumped in and desperately tried to over inflate the event describing it as a prelude to a Read more
The Egyptian Central Bank dropped the Egyptian Pound’s (EGP) value by 48% and raised interest rates by 300 basis points for “one night only” as part of its efforts to re-balance the currency market. The decision has already yielded some Read more
Federica Mogherini, Chief of the EU foreign policy called on European investors to channel investments to Tunisia. In the same vein, she urged the 28-member state bloc to consider Tunisia as a strategic priority. “Investing in Tunisia, in its present Read more
The Egyptian government and parliament voiced their anger at the remarks made last week by Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani who addressed Tunisian President as Beji Caid ‘al-Sisi’ instead of ‘Essebsi’ during a conference Read more
Two Egyptians and an Algerian have been arrested on Thursday in Italy on suspicion of conspiracy to commit international terrorist acts with links to the Islamic State jihadist group. The three men were arrested near Milan and in Turin at Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority (PA) met with Khaled Meshaal, Chief of Hamas political bureau, and Ismail Haniyeh who serves as the movement’s leader in Gaza on Thursday in Doha at a “business luncheon” hosted by Qatar’s Foreign Read more
A militant group in restive Sinai province has claimed the killing of Brigadier General Adel Rajaaie outside his home in the outskirts of Cairo. Rajaaie, commander of an armored division in the Egyptian army, came under attack Saturday as he Read more
Algeria may nurse the hope to clinch the Arab Reading Challenges to be held in Dubai as the country’s candidate Mohamed Djeloud is tipped potential winner. Djeloud, six, won national competition organized in September 2015 after outclassing more than 600,000 Read more