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The Emerging Order in the Middle East- Carnegie Endowment Foundation for Peace

After more than a year of revolts there are shifting changes in each country in the North African region and their international relations the article in the Carnegie Foundation notes notes....

MNLA Creates a transitory authority in Mali

Last week saw an armed confrontation between the MNLA and Ansar Dine in Kidal following the reported failure of an agreement to merge the two groups. The MNLA could not agree to the strict imposition...

Spanish PM welcomes EU support for banks.

Spanish Prime Minister Manuel Rajoy struck a resolutely optimistic note . He said he was "very pleased" with the EUaid of 100 billion euro given to banks in the country but refused to speak of a...

Morocco's Public Finances: a tense situation

The Moroccan economy is no longer as resilient in the face of the global economic crisis and is showing signs of increasing weakness. 2012 is...

Tunisia: Confronting Social and Economic Challenges

Mounting complaints and demonstrations are in danger of swamping the Tunisian interim government . A report by the International Crisis Group...

Conscience Is Their Only Armor

With the international community vowing to ratchet up pressure on the Syrian government, non-violent activists say they remain undeterred even as the situation seems to be deteriorate daily....

EU election monitors arrrive in Libya

A 21-member EU monitoring team arrived on Friday in Libya to observe the elections for the National Congress later on this month. The team of...

BCP strengthens its presence in Africa

Banque Centrale Populaire and Atlantic Financial Group today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement for development of banking in 7 African countries of the West African...

Renault Group's car sales in Morocco account for 38% up to late May

Car manufacturer Renault group, through its two makes Renault and Dacia, has sold 4,754 vehicles in May, achieving a market share of 31.9%....

An arsenal seized by the police in Marseille

A total of 27 guns different calibres, including Kalashnikov and Uzi, and 150 kilos of ammunition were discovered during an operation in the twelfth district of the city. Attention has focused...

Seminar on « Research in Humanities and Social Sciences: Moroccan and British Experiences » Agadir, 15-16 June 2012

The British Council and Ibn Zohr University, in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Executive Training, and Scientific Research, will hold a seminar on« Research in humanities and...

Mohamed Bazoum: "We are waiting for Algeria to wake up."

The Foreign Minister of Niger protested, on RFI at the silence of the Algerian side on the Tuaregs and their collusion with the the Salafists and AQIM in northern Mali. "We need the Algerians to...

France and the Merah affair: 100 days later, the conspiracy theory appears.

The controversy swells in France after new revelations about the Merah case. Two journalists from the L'Express newspaper investigated the killings in March in Toulouse and Montauban, and...

Tunisia tourism hit harder than Egypt by Arab Spring-Travel Weekly

In a special report by the tourism industry publication Travel Weekly the situation of Tunisia as regards toursim arrivals is rated as more critical than Egypt....

Benkirane: To hell with my popularity!

The head of the Moroccan government speaking on Television on Wednesday evening explained the recent increases in fuel prices. "This reform...

Tunisian Tourism rebounds but will it last?

Tourism in Tunisia dropped dramatically in 2011 with a decline of 44 per cent recorded in European tourist arrivals. Now tourism in Tunisia in 2012 is showing signs of revival, but will it...

UK on collision course with Europe over renewable energy targets

The UK is set for a showdown with Europe over the proposed introduction of a new set of legally binding renewable energy targets beyond 2020....

Le Bal Magique Du Maroc/The Magical Ball of Morocco

To support a 115 year old organization's role in educating and expanding the French culture and language with Chicagoans of all ages: the Alliance Francaise De Chicago Biennial Woman's Board Gala...

16 Boko Haram Militants Killed by Nigeria security forces

President Goodluck Jonathan has faced serious challenges from the armed terrorist insurrection by Boko Haram that is seeking to establish an islamic Sharia state in Nigeria....

Canard Echainé: Qatar finances terrorism in Mali - El Watan

Evidence is accumulating more and more against Qatar, is funding Islamist terrorism in the Muslim world according to an article in the Algerian daily quoting the satrical Canard Echainé in France....