Can Tunisian Government Survive Assassination Of Mohamed Brahmi? – OpEd
TUNISIA By JTW July 29, 2013 By Fuad Ferhavi On July 25th, Mohamed Brahmi, leader of Tunisia’s main opposition paryt Movement of the People, was killed in a spray of bullets from unknown assailants as he sat in his car outside his home in Tunis. With uncertainty...
Maghreb news 2013-07-31
Terrorism | 2013-07-31 Terrorism comes to Tunisia "We've now entered a stage where there is terrorism in the country," Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said in speech on Monday evening. Security | 2013-07-31 Benghazi faces tough task securing streets Faced with a...
Ramadan is Where the Heart is! Layla Ghofran spends the Holy month in Paris
Layla Ghofran spends Ramadan in Paris due to work commitments. (Image: Facebook) Every Ramadan, those fasting traditionally spend the Holy month in their hometowns. But this year,Moroccan singer Layla Ghofran spent hers in Paris instead! This is the first time...
‘ARAB SPRING’ DOCUMENTS NEED FOR ‘SECULAR STATE’
Prominent writers and editorialists in the Arab nations of Tunisia and Morocco say that the “Arab Spring” movement that ousted dictatorial leadership in several nations and installed “elected” Islamists was a good thing. But probably not the way that was expected. It...
Arab Spring will take time to flower: Analysts
Disappointment over the lack of democratic progress in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya is understandable, but the so-called Arab Spring of 2011 will take time to mature, analysts say, warning that the process will be chaotic "We have to stop using seasonal metaphors. We are...
Maghreb News : 2013-07-28
Magharebia Latest News Latest Discussion Terrorism | 2013-07-28 Tunisia buries slain politician As thousands rally to remember Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian authorities are pointing to salafists tied to al-Qaeda in the shocking murder. Economy | 2013-07-28 AfDB supports...
Ramadan is Where the Heart is! Layla Ghofran spends the Holy month in Paris
Every Ramadan, those fasting traditionally spend the Holy month in their hometowns. But this year,Moroccan singer Layla Ghofran spent hers in Paris instead! This is the first time the singer has spent Ramadan away from home; but she's done it for a good reason. The...
AfDB Grants Morocco 1.3 Billion DH In Loan And Donations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has extended Morocco a loan and two donations worth 116.68 million euro (1.3 billion DH). The loan, 116 million euro, will help finance a program to support education-employment adequation. The two donations (worth 344,000 euro and...
Chinese firm to build coal power plant in Morocco
A Chinese firm is all set to build a 318-megawatt coal-fired plant in the African nation of Morocco. According to Morocco’s state power utility ONEE, the plant, for which a deal has been signed by Chinese firm - Sepco III, is to be built in Jerada city, near the...
Morocco condemns assassination of Tunisian Brahmi
Morocco strongly condemned on Friday the assassination of former parliamentarian and Tunisian opposition leader Mohammad Brahmi. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said that Morocco denounced such criminal act and renewed rejection to all acts of violence and...