With the Senate already controlled by the Socialists, it appears that President François Hollande will also have a majority in the lower house possibly with the support of allies. This would give him...

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....

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 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...

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...

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

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....

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...

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...

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%....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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

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...

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....

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...