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 […]
Month: October 2012
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 […]
WB Says Togo Improved in Doing Business
Togo has improved in doing business and jumped from the 162nd to the 156th rank as shown in the latest edition of Doing Business report […]
Mauritania’s first solar project
A 15-megawatt solar power project capable of ensuring 10% of the country’s electricity demand has been announced in Nouakchott by the government and Masdar, an […]
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 […]
Sudan’s parliament approves agreements
Khartoum has taken another mighty stride towards solidifying the oil and security agreements it had with its new neighbor. The Sudanese parliament has given its […]
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 […]