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Tunisia struggles with press freedom on one-year anniversary of democratic elections - 25/10/2012 Alex Pearlman - GlobalPost
Journalists across the country went on strike last week to protest the government's appointments of moderators that stifle reporting critical of the new administration....
Former Gaddafi stronghold Bani Walid falls to Libyan forces. - 25/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
Forces from the national army together with allied brigades have taken control of Bani Walid, the last pro-Qaddafi stronghold in Libya.Chief of Staff General Yusuf Mangoush announced that operations...
Sarkozy renoncerait à son projet d’achat de palais à Marrakech - 25/10/2012 Adam Sfali - Emarrakech
Paris : Nicolas Zarkozy ne voudrait pas hypothéquer son avenir politique en portant acquisition d’un palais à Marrakech. Des intimes de l’ex président français, ont fait part de l’abandon par...
Ford confirms plans to close Belgian plant - 25/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
US car giant Ford says it has started consultations on closing its factory at Genk in Belgium with the loss of 4,300 jobs to cut costs.The company told the unions it is looking to close the factory,...
U.S.: Greater Middle East Dominates the Last Debate - 25/10/2012 Jim Lobe - IPS News.
U.S. strategy in the Greater Middle East, which has dominated foreign policy-making since the 9/11 attacks more than 11 years ago, similarly dominated the third and last debate between President...
EBRD supports private equity sector in Morocco and Tunisia - 24/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
European Bank for Research and Development (EBRD) President Sir Suma Chakrabarti signed the EBRD's first investment in a fund in Tunisia and Morocco a €20 million commitment in the Maghreb Private...
America's Secret-Thomas Friedman NYT - 24/10/2012 NAU
The presidential debate revolved around two topics, America and the Middle East, writes Thomas Friedman in an editorial for the New York Times.He contrasts the pluralism and trust in American public...
FAO locust swarms prepare the invasion of North Africa - 24/10/2012 NAU
Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Libya will be invaded in the coming weeks by locusts from the Sahel, FAO warned on Tuesday, 23 October.
FAO...
Morocco is not Abstract 15-30 November 2012. - 24/10/2012 NAU
The Artist-Painter JABRI, is pleased to invite you to the opening of his exhibition "Morocco is not abstract" to be held at the National Gallery ,Bab Ruach, Rabat....
Tunisians march against rising political violence - 23/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
Thousands of secular Tunisians marched in Habib Bourgiba avenue against continuing political violence following the death of Lofi Nakd, a member of the Nida Tounes party in Tataouine during clashes...
France to put surveillance drones over Mali - 23/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
France will move surveillance drones to West Africa and is holding secretive talks with US officials in Paris as it seeks to steer international military action to help Mali's government win back...
The Maghreb Arab Union: The Union that never was - 23/10/2012 Meryem Lebbar
The closed Morocco-Algeria nurtures the emergence of new trends in drug trafficking and terrorist activity.
Morocco has repeatedly called on...
La Bahreinie GFH modifie les plans de son Royal Ranches Marrakech - 23/10/2012 Adam Sfali - Emarrakech
Marrakech : La société d’investissement du Bahreïn Gulf Finance House avait conclu un investissement immobilier au Maroc d’une valeur de 1.4 milliards de dollar. La GFH a décidé de restructurer les...
Obama Romney third TV Presidential debate - 23/10/2012 NAU
President Obama forcefully laid out his foreign policy objectives in the Middle East region and accused Governor Romney of inconsistancy on his statements on Iraq and Libya. At the end of the...
Report: USA has formed a special task force to hunt AQIM in North Africa - 22/10/2012 NAU
The probable involvement of Al Qaeda in the assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Libya in Benghazi is said to be the main motivation of this new measure....
Mali: standoff between François Hollande and AQIM - 22/10/2012 NAU - Agencies
The new head of AQIM in the Sahel and the Sahara, Abu Yahya Hamame threatened this weekend to kill the French hostages in case of foreign military intervention in northern Mali. The message is...
Benghazi and Arab Spring Rear Up in U.S. Campaign - NYT. - 22/10/2012 NAU
The number of US drones over the sky in Benghazi keeping its citizen's awake at night is an indication of its key role in the US presidential elections and foreign policy,The New York Times...
Tunisia : 'Start-up Factory' to support young ICTs developers - 22/10/2012 NAU
Telephone operator Tunisiana has launched a programme called "Start-up Factory" to support young developers in the creation of innovative small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the...
Bombing Leaves Lebanon Shaken - 22/10/2012 Dalila Mahdawi - IPSNews
The assassination of Lebanon’s top security official on Friday not only ravaged a quiet Beirut neighbourhood but also shattered the precarious sense of security many Lebanese have been desperately...
Injured Struggle in the Sahara - 22/10/2012 Rebecca Murray - IPSNews
Safia’s six-year-old body is riddled with scars from the rocket that hit her home in February. With her immediate family all killed in the violent attack, this sole survivor smiles shyly as she...
