Taking Stock Of Public-Private Partnership In Cybersecurity
Eurasia Review By Cherian Samuel 2014 was a relatively quiet year for India as far as reported cyber security breaches went. Nevertheless, the reported breaches highlighted the continued vulnerability of critical information infrastructure networks to cyber attack....
80 Countries To Participate In Marrakesh WAMY Conference
Arab News The 12th conference of World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) will be in the historical Moroccan city of Marrakesh from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Announcing this, Saleh Al-Wohaiby, secretary general of the WAMY, told a press conference here that WAMY conference is...
Maghreb news 2014-12-31
Magharebia Religion | 2014-12-31 Maghreb marks Mouled, New Year From Morocco to Mauritania, many households are celebrating two major events that coincide this year. Elections | 2014-12-31 Caid Essebsi sworn in as Tunisia president Eighty-eight-year-old Beji Caid...
When Internet Addiction Is Actually A Good Thing
The Washington Post By Dominic Basulto A new study from researchers at the University of Hong Kong claims that 420 million people are addicted to the Internet, about 6 percent of the world’s population. That 6 percent number may not sound high but it is – it’s...
Why Western Sahara Matters
FORBES Anna Borshchevskaya, Contributor This month, US Congress passed the 2015 Appropriations Bill. Among other provisions, the new law strengthens US mandate for assistance to Morocco to be used in Western Sahara. The law says, “Funds appropriated under Title III of...
Some 70 African Migrants Scale Fence Between Spain And Morocco
Sputnik News About 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have scaled the fence along the border of Morocco and Spain to enter the Spanish territory of Melilla, EFE news agency reported Tuesday, citing local police. According to police estimates, a total of 150 to 200...
Tangier Street Gang Face Terror Charges
By Mohammed Saadouni in Casablanca for Magharebia Members of a terror cell arrested in Tangier are accused of beating and robbing women who were not fully covered. Five criminal suspects picked up last week in Tangier were arraigned on terrorism charges, MAP reported...
Maghreb news 2014-12-30
Magharebia Security | 2014-12-30 Northern Mali refugees fear reprisals Refugees from northern Mali say they are worried about returning home, given the lingering threat from armed Islamists. Elections | 2014-12-30 Tunisia announces final election tally The Tunisian...
Essebsi Must Now Take Action
Qantara.de The election of veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi as Tunisia's first ever democratically elected president is a vital milestone on the road to the establishment of a true Arab democracy, says Loay Mudhoon. There can be no doubt whatsoever: the election...
Algeria’s Winter Of Discontent
AL MONITOR gulf PULSE The Algerian regime faces tough decisions this winter as it copes with falling revenue and low oil prices. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has called the situation "worrisome" and is pushing Saudi Arabia to cut its oil production to force prices...