Head of Free Syria Army Sacked
General Selim Idriss head of the Syrian rebels forces, backed the West, has been sacked by the opposition military council after a series of field […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Libya : GNC reaches a compromise after public pressure
Libya’s parliament finally yields to popular pressure on holding early elections. “The political blocs are unanimous on the holding of early elections” for new transitional […]
Maroc Telecom Flourishes in Africa despite Domestic Earnings Decline in 2013
Partly state-owned Maroc Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in the North African country, recorded in 2013 a consolidated turnover of approximately € 2.5 billion, down […]
Egypt : Moscow Backs Marshal Al-Sisi’s Bid for Presidency
Russian president Vladimir Putin has voiced backing to the Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in his bid for the upcoming presidential elections, prompting strong […]
Libya : media and journalists under attacks
Since the death of former dictator Moamar Gadhafi, Libyan media and journalists have suffered enormous threats and attacks from former rebels. The most recent attack […]
Reconstruction of the Libyan telecom
A contract between Alcatel-Lucent and Libyan International Telecommunication Company (LITC) to deploy a new 1,000 km submarine cable system linking Libya’s capital, Tripoli to Benghazi […]
Omantel privatization continues, government steps back
Omantel, former telecommunications monopoly of the Omani government, is undergoing a privatization phase as announced in September. The government plans to reduce its 70 percent […]
Egypt : Political parties divided by SCAF’s decision
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) giving Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the go-ahead to run for the presidency in a statement made on […]
Egypt:President Mansour shambles election organization
As Egypt’s newly adopted constitution calls for the first election to be held within 90 days of its passage, the election commission is to be […]
Egypt/Greece : promoting mutual investments
Interim President Adly Mansour was on a one day visit to Greece to strengthen bilateral relations and investments between the two countries. It’s his first […]