The National Interest Ahmed Charai The news that Islamists won the largest parliamentary bloc in Morocco’s November 25 elections came as a surprise to some local…
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(RTTNews) – The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) concluded its two-day annual summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday with the bloc’s leaders vowing to…
The next workshop, scheduled for March 28 – 31, 2012, will feature Dr. James Rakocy and Dr. Wilson Lennard, two of the most recognizable and respected…
Interviewee: Manuela V. Ferro, Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management for the Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Interviewer: Jonathan Masters, Associate Staff Writer, CFR.org…
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Orkula Shaagee When I was nominated by the FCT chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to cover the maiden edition of the CAF…