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Tunisia PM seeks Western funds "before it's too late"

Tunisia's transition to democracy has run into political and economic obstacles and the West must provide more financial backing "before it's too late", Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said on Tuesday....

Has Ennahda sold Tunisia to Qatar?

Everyone knows the current ambitions of Qatar to invest and invest anywhere in the world and in all areas. Qatar continues to buy Western economies, relying on several local political leaders and...

Mourad Medelci on two-day visit to UK

Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci is visiting the United Kingdom on 20 and 21 November at the invitation of Foreign Secretary William Hague following his visit to Algeria in October 2011....

Saudi-Led Group Signs $1 Billion Solar-Power Deal With Morocco

A group led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power International signed a $1 billion deal to supply Morocco with electricity from the North African nation’s first solar- thermal power plant....

France loses its AAA rating with a negative outlook

France, Europe's second largest economy, has lost its triple-A rating by one notch on Moody's scale, citing an uncertain fiscal outlook and weakening economy, Reuters reported....

Marrakech : Signature du financement de la centrale solaire d'Ouarzazate

Marrakech : Le Roi Mohammed VI, a présidé, lundi à Marrakech, la cérémonie de signature des documents relatifs au financement, à la construction et à l'exploitation de la première centrale du...

Morocco solar plant secures 300 million euro loan

Morocco's pioneering 160-megawatt solar power plant took a step forward on Monday, securing European financing agreements worth 300 million euros ($385 million), or nearly half of the project's...

Attacks on Gaza Unite Palestinians

Dozens of Israeli tanks slowly made their way south on the back of flatbed trucks along Israel’s Road 6 highway Sunday. Emblazoned with Stars of David and Hebrew letters, and carrying frayed Israeli...

Cold and Dusty But Safe

No other camp for Syrians match the size of Za’atari. Equal rows of tents marked with the UNHCR logo spread to the horizon, dotted with lanterns and water tanks. Only a handful of people remain in...

Vivendi wants $ 7.13 billion for its 53% share of Maroc Telecom

: The French Vivendi Holding, following a restructuring plan, intends to separate its telecom activities, by selling its shares in Maroc Telecom and a telecom operator in Brazil....

EU summit 22-23 November-David Cameron's mission impossible

David Cameron the British Prime Minister is preparing to call for a spending freeze over the period 2014-2020 in the EU Budget on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 November in Brussels....

Conference on Salafism in Tunisia: Marzouki calls for opening channels for dialogue

President Moncef Marzouki said that "stopping extremist moves whatever the ideological foundations means stopping the destructive violence of Tunisian lives and tarnishing of Tunisia's image abroad."...

UN's Ban Ki-moon in Egypt for talks on Israel Gaza ceasefire.

Ban Ki-moon's visit coincides with that of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal who is also seeking a resolution of the conflict. President  Barack...

Lahcen Haddad, Minister of Tourism ;"The outcome of the Vision 2020 depends on a diversified system"

"To achieve the objectives of Vision 2020, to make Morocco one of the top 20 tourist destinations in the world, is dependent on the development of a diversified system in terms of offers and...

Morocco wants to expand the share of gas in its energy mix –Fouad Diouri

Currently small gas consumer, Morocco wants to increase the share of the commodity in its energy mix, given its qualities of "availability" of "clean" and "adaptability" with renewable energy,...

Israel uses warships to strike at Gaza

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Israel Prepares for Deeper Confrontation

Four days into Israel’s fierce assault on Hamas in Gaza, the ongoing operation looks on the surface a remake of the Gaza War of 2008-9 – with one unanswered distinction: whether it is aimed at...

Israeli Firepower Threatens to Overwhelm Palestinians

When the late Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), was engaged in a heavily one-sided battle against a robustly-armed Israel in 2000, he admitted the Palestinians...

France to revise its offer of debt assistance against Morocco's logistical support in northern Mali

Morocco is invited to provide logistical support of the Royal Armed Forces for the African contingent of 3,300 men, decided by the Abuja Summit, to be sent to northern Mali to fight against...

Northern Mali: MNLA clash with Mujao

Clashes erupted Friday between the components of the Movement for the uniqueness and jihad in West Africa (Mujao) and the National Liberation Movement of Azawad (MNLA) near Gao (northeast of Mali ),...