A month ago, I discovered the mysteries of Panem while watching “ The Hunger Games.” The film has its set up in a futuristic flash-forward style by engaging youngsters in a reality TV show mastered...

The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) this week visited Tunisia, cradle of the 'Arab Spring', and said he expected EBRD funds to start flowing to the country in...

Algeria will amend its hydrocarbons law before the end of the year to attract more foreign investment an adviser to the country’s energy minister said on Thursday....

The African Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday in Algiers that the growth of Africa was still "fragile" and completely dependent on the demand for raw materials, developed and emerging...

The Joint Communiqué of the Third Session of the Joint Commission between Morocco and Niger which took place Thursday in Niamey, advocated upgrading the level of strategic partnership of...

A report by the global accounting firm painted a mixed picture for investment prospects in the continent of 1 billion people. Despite the growth in FDI, optimism over economic reforms and a...

Rapid political developments have become a fixture of Egyptian politics in the post-Mubarak era. In the past few days, former International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed El-Baradei...

The widespread practice of marrying minors continues to be one of the most incendiary legal and political issues in Morocco today, causing open confrontations between hard-line Islamists and...

According to the Moroccan daily Le Soir, Morocco may not be immune from the repercussions of the global financial crisis. The latest CDG capital Research reveals that the national banking sector is...

Eurozone unemployment has risen to 15-year high The European Union published figures on Wednesday showing unemployment in the eurozone rose to 10.9 percent in March. Spain remained the nation with...

Messaging giant's Gmail web has to provide its users the function of automatic translation of emails that previously was only available via Labs....

The United States expressed concern on Thursday at a Tunisian court's ruling against a television station owner in a blasphemy row, saying it raised concerns about free expression after last year's...

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) reversed an earlier decision yesterday to ban against parties organised along religious, regional, tribal or ethnic lines following pressure from a...

Islamic finance in Tunisia is only a recent trend, and one that is still working through the hurdles to meet the competition in the domestic banking sector....

An Al-Qaeda splinter group wants a total of 45 million euros in ransoms for two European women aid workers and seven Algerian diplomats taken hostage, the group’s spokesman said Wednesday....

Morocco is eyeing the cash rich Gulf countries as a destination for exports and investment opportunities. Maroc Export says that there is...

Sonatrach is to resume its upstream operations in neighbouring Libya next week after a year's absence, an official in the Algerian energy sector said to Reuters on Tuesday....

The number killed in the protests near the defence ministry has risen to least 20 people according to the BBC. dozens injured when unidentified attackers stormed a protest by followers of the...

Under its national strategy for information and digital economy, Digital Morocco 2009-13, the country has seen the number of people connected to the internet rise to around 49% of the population....