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Moncef Marzouki : "The absence of the Maghreb is a geostrategic anomaly "

Moncef Marzouki , the Tunisian president said in interview with the daily Liberté on Sunday "the absence of the Maghreb is a global geostrategic anomaly. This is an incredible aberration. "...

Mohammed VI Green City-Sustainable Development Megaproject

HM King Mohammed VI visited the construction site of the Mohammed VI green city, close to Benguerir, on Friday a one-off project in Africa that gives a new royal impetus to a megaproject...

Claudine Mestari Exhibits "Costumes of Morocco" at the Art de Vivre (Lifestyle) Museum in Marrakech

As part of its temporary exhibitions, the Museum of Art de Vivre in Marrakech presents a new exhibition under the theme: "Costumes of Morocco."...

Algeria Military Movements in the South.

The Algerian Defence Ministry has sent a number of additional attack helicopters to new bases in the far south over the past three months in preparation for their use in military operations against...

Tunisia arrests Ansar al Sharia member in connection with US Embassy assault

The Tunisian government arrested Bilel Chaouachi, a Salafist imam who has openly praised Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri, earlier this week. Chaouachi was allegedly involved in the storming...

Algeria-Qatari project to construct a fertilizer complex in Souk Ahras

Algeria and Qatar want to construct, in a partnership, a phosphate fertilizer complex that they plan to locate in Oued Keberit, 70 km from Souk Ahras, Minister of Energy and Mines Youcef Yousfi...

Tunisian youth work to end violence against women

The case of a young Tunisian woman who was allegedly raped by police officers, and who along with her fiancé was charged with “indecent behaviour” when she filed a complaint, made international...

Unfinished Business Awaits Obama’s Second Term

Several critical issues of unfinished business in the Middle East face President Barack Obama as he begins his second term. Washington must become more engaged come January because these issues...

Tunisia: Aggressive within our walls, and moving overseas

Now we can speak of "Tunisian jihadists" and nobody dares to say otherwise. Yesterday, the phenomenon (there was one already) collapsed under the weight of the asphyxiating " law of omerta""...

Mustafa Abduljalil to be questioned over death of General Abdel Fattah Younes

A Libyan court has ordered former-interim leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil to be questioned over the 2011 killing of rebel commander General Abdel Fattah Younes....

Study: Morocco and 10 African countries, new engines of global growth

The American firm McKinsey study has published an economic and marketing guide for the benefit of global economic players, wanting to move to into African markets....

U.N. Warns Syria Heading Towards Destruction

Following its failed efforts to contain the 19-month-old insurrection in battle-torn Syria, the United Nations has issued a new warning: the besieged country is heading towards “destruction”....

US filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula jailed

A man in the US behind an anti-Muslim film “The Innocence of Muslims” that led to mass protests in the Middle East has been sentenced to a year in jail for probation violations....

Ansar Dine could distance itself from AQIM

"Sharia is a red line for us, which can not be negotiated," the spokesman of Ansar Dine, Sanda Ould Boumama said on Wednesday 7 November. "It...

Tunisia- Tourism,Stop the convoluted language

On the issue of tourism great disappointments lie ahead. Politicians and the media continue to use erroneous, or even invented figures. Unfortunately this attitude creates an even worse mess,...

Algeria-Qatar: Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will visit Algiers in December

The visit of the Emir of Qatar in Algiers will be accompanied by the signing of seven partnership agreements in the fields of energy, mining and industry...

President Barack Obama defeats Romney to win re-election

President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. President Barack Obama has been...

Wahhabi Vandalism

Where are the protests form the media, from the United Nations and UNESCO, from the so-called human rights groups, from the historical preservation societies?...

Sonatrach will conduct its first offshore drilling in 2014 alone or in partnership

Mohand Said Mala, Director Northern Region Division of Sonatrach Exploration confirmed that Sonatrach is able to complete this drilling project with its own resources if it cannot find a partner with...

Morocco celebrates the 37th Anniversary of the Green March

The Moroccan people are celebrating the 37th anniversary of the Green March today, one of the most significant events of the independence struggle and thelibration of the territory from colonial...