Tunisia Pins Hopes on Second IMF Loan Tranche
The Tunisian government is pinning its expectations for the release of a second International Monetary Fund loan tranche on a delegation visit in late March or early April. “We hope...
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Tunisian entrepreneurs get powerful ally in D.C. startup
Using technology to overcome political and geographic obstacles is more important now than ever. That’s the idea fueling Shahed Amanullah, a serial entrepreneur and a Muslim American who has been...
Tunisia to accelerate reforms as IMF freezes loan: minister
Tunisia is likely to sell stakes in three state-owned banks this year and cut up to 10,000 public sector jobs as part of reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund...
Trilateral Initiative and Haftar’s intransigence
Despite the different Libyan struggles and the discrepancies between the internal and external stakeholders of the Libyan conflict, the general picture depicts that the controversy is limited to the commander...
Morocco looks to new markets to boost stagnant tourism
Morocco’s key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and Russian visitors will boost their fortunes in the coming years. While political turmoil...
Kasserine Pass: America’s Most Humiliating Defeat of World War II
Beware a Desert Fox when he’s cornered. It was North Africa, in the winter of 1943, and American soldiers were feeling cocky as they prepared for their first ground battle...
Italy deports two over suspected contact with Berlin attacker Europe
Italy has deported two Tunisian asylum seekers who have been classed as a danger to national security, the Interior Ministry in Rome said on Saturday. One of the two is...
Top Wheat Buyers Grow More of Their Own to Swell...
North Africa farms recover from drought to boost output by 25% While still dependent on imports, region will be buying less As if the global wheat surplus couldn’t get much...
Belgium partly lifts travel restrictions for Tunisia
Belgium has decided to partly lift travel restrictions for Tunisia. “Belgians can travel to Tunisia on the Mahdia-Monastir-Sousse-Hammamet-Nabeul-Tunis-Bizerte coastal route, but caution is recommended,” according to the latest travel advice...
Angela Merkel set to visit Egypt and Tunisia
German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert announced today at a press conference in Berlin that German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to arrive in Egypt on 2 March for her official...
