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New era for Tunisian media.

Since January 2011 an explosion of new media has erupted with new found freedoms following 42 years of repression when freedom of thought and expression remained the property of one man-Zine Abdine...

Tahrir Square: Round Two

The long-awaited verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' - a life sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and acquittals for most other defendants - has brought the people back to Cairo's...

The Sahara, What now?

After nine rounds of informal negotiations, we are again deadlocked. That Morocco has agreed to discuss the situation of human rights in the Sahara or about natural resources in this region, a...

Carnegie Endowment Foundation: The economic program of the PJD, unrealistic, impractical

The U.S. Think Tank presents a cross-section of views of the economic policies of the Islamist parties which came to the support of the Arab Spring and are in power in several countries in North...

Morocco: Developing SME's as an engine for growth.

Morocco’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been the target of a broad set of initiatives in recent years by a variety of public and private institutions to help improve SME access to...

Can hungry stomachs unite Egypt?

On 20 May, a symbolic 24-hour mass hunger strike began in Egypt to protest the continued detention of Egyptian activists in military prisons. The success of the recent Palestinian hunger strike...

Cutting red tape and boosting trade with the Middle East

Fruit and vegetable imports are left to rot on ships while waiting for the go-ahead from customs authorities in Mediterranean ports. Sluggish laboratory testing in harbours has resulted in goods...

Trials begin in Libya.

Trials have begun to take place in Libya. For the moment they are minor figures. Gaddafi regime's remaining major players may yet find themselves ina Libyan court....

At Whose Expense and for What ?

The Tunisians living in France celebrated the Tunisian revolution on 15 January 2011.They were joined by other Arabimmigrants andmany French people who remembered the spirit of the demonstrations...

Washington ‘Very Encouraged’ By Reforms To Promote Business Climate In Morocco

The United States is very encouraged by the reforms undertaken by Morocco to ameliorate its business climate, US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs José...

An Arab rhythm with Italian flavour

Morocco – When the Italian holding the duff starts singing a folkloric song in good Arabic, the trainees are astonished by his passion and energy....

Morocco and Turkey Sign MoU's with Libya on Industrial Cooperation Programmes

Morocco and Libya signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an industrial cooperation programme on Monday in Benghazi.Turkey and Libya have signed a memorandum of understanding, or MoU, for...

A Tunisian Graffiti Artist Cries "Censorship," : Locals Line Up Both to Support and Dismiss Him

Elecktro Jaye, a Tunisian graffiti artist who hoped to have his work displayed at Tunis's Printemps des Arts fair this month at a palace in Tunis, is accusing the fair's organizers of censorship...

Fewer but Newer Nuclear Arms Deemed Future Threat

"The best way to eliminate the nuclear threat anywhere is by eliminating nuclear weapons everywhere", says Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, who is increasingly viewed as one of the strongest opponents...

"Land Is Our Natural Ally, But Its Patience Is Not Eternal"

Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for...

English language 'can triple salary' in MENA-British Council.

Research commissioned by the British Council shows that English speakers can earn up to three times as much as non-English speakers in the MENA region....

Dimajazz: 10th edition from 14-23 June at Constantine

The Cultural Festival International Jazz Constantine, Dimajazz, scheduled from June 14 to 23, will blow this year its tenth edition candle with a program in two parts, an international program and a...

The forum of Sino-Arab Cooperation in Tunisia

Top officials of China and Tunisia said on Friday that the two countries are confident in the prospect of their bilateral ties."Tunisia is full of confidence about the broad prospect of the relations...

Investment: Uncertainty casts a cloud over FDI - FT

The initial optimism surrounding the Middle East’s popular uprisings, which were sparked by political corruption and employment, has given way to mounting concerns over the political and legal...

Mubarak sentenced to life imprisonment

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for failing to prevent the killing of protesters during the uprising that swept him from power last year. Judge...