Tunisia: olive oil crop might resolve the economical crisis
Just a year ago, the popular revolution which overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali shrank the economy by 1.8 %. The closing of factories […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Tunisia clashes with Salafists
Tunis witnessed another brawl between the Salafist and the security forces which left one dead and several injuries. The clash happened when some salafists attacked […]
Chariot gains territory in Morocco
The Moroccan government has signed an agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco) to grant it a 75% interest and operatorship in offshore license […]
Lebanese opposition wants government out
Former Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, has promised that the coalition of the opposition called “March I4” will force the current Prime Minister to step down […]
Morocco: attracting investors from the gulf
Positive developments are coming from the king’s visit to the Gulf countries halfway through his tour. King Mohammed has already visited Saudi Arabia and Jordan […]
Egypt-Turkey work towards alliance exchanges
In what could be described as a bilateral free trade financial cooperation between Egypt and Turkey, the two countries are looking at the possibilities of […]
Exxon planning to sell Iraq stake
Diplomatic sources have hinted that Exxon Mobil will be forgoing its giant oilfield project in southern Iraq because of small profits from the estimated $50 […]
Syria: a ceasefire proposal in the air
As international pressure keeps mounting on Assad to hand over power coupled with accusations of using cluster bombs and threatening to use chemical weapons which […]
Morocco could sell RAM stakes
Faced with economic hardships and constraints, the King of Morocco is gone for an official visit to gulf countries accompanied by a high powered delegation. […]
Libya Taps New Prime Minister
The former Libyan human rights advocate and diplomat, Ali Zeidan has been tapped by his country’s lawmakers as prime minister a week after the Parliament […]