Swedish engineering company finds its bearings in Tangiers
Sweden's SKF (SKFb.ST) is investing 50 million crowns ($4.9 million) in a magnetic bearings factory in Tangier in Morocco, the company...
Martin Jay
Italy Calls for Pragmatic IMF Approach in Tunisia
Italy continues to harangue the international community to turn a blind eye to Tunisia's abysmal human rights record and the...
Algerian regime can’t handle sex scenes, tv director jailed
It's not only journalists who are routinely being rounded up in Algeria by President Saied's henchmen. Now it's tv networks...
Tunisia’s Saied Targets Two Journalists
The crackdown by Tunisia’s dictator intensifies on media, with no end in sight to the intimidation and arrests of journalists...
Arab summits: a brief snapshot of history
Over eight decades, Arab League leaders have convened 46 summits, including 31 regular and 15 emergency sessions, as well as...
Haitham El-Zobaidi: Al Jazeera’s Challenger?
If the Saudis are really serious about creating a rival tv network to Al Jazeera, they will have to do...
Morocco to intervene in Libyan crisis, meeting planned
Morocco will host a meeting of the Libyan steering committee to prepare for elections on which hopes are pinned on...
Salem AlKetbi: Outlook for the military clash in Sudan
Sudan’s army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) butted heads in a military confrontation, stirring up regional and global attention, and raising questions about...
Saudi Arabia and Algeria cosy up – but at what cost?
Saudi Arabia and Algeria have signed an agreement to establish a Saudi-Algerian Supreme Coordination Council to expand bilateral ties and...
Tunisia’s Ghannouchi Detention Shifts Focus
Tunisian president’s purge of journalists, writers, activists and anyone who dares to comment about his style of governance might be...
Clashes in Libya leave three dead, security forces deployed
Despite continuous calls from the UN and western governments for the Libyan elite to move forward on elections - and...
French court upholds sentence for Sarkozy over Libya graft
A French appeals court on May 17th upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas...
Martin Jay: NATO boss’s bombshell interview was fake news
Can there be anything on the net right now, about the Ukraine war, more hilarious, disingenuous and darn right crackers...
Libya: Bashagha replaced in bid to gain access to finances
Libya’s eastern-based parliament voted on May 16th to replace Fathi Bashagha as prime minister, its spokesperson said, after he failed...
Mauritania Election Crisis: Opposition Alleges Rigging
Tensions are brewing in Mauritania threatening regional stability, following elections which opposition groups are claiming has been rigged. Mauritanian opposition...
