US promotes Algeria in global human trafficking ranking
Algeria has moved from a category three to a category two in human trafficking according to a report by the US State Department on trafficking in human beings. This improvement...
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Couscous, capitalism and neocolonialism in Tunisia
The international economic order does not look kindly on hints of self-sufficiency or agricultural independence. Just ask Tunisian farmers. The man confessed that he had often questioned his decision to...
Euro-Med region does not believe in clash of civilization
New survey reveals that the Euro-Med region, including a vast majority of Italians, does not believe in the myth of clash of civilisation. The results of a new survey on...
A Lyrical Cruise in Tunis
Urban scholars spend at least a decade thinking about the cities they research from the time they identify a research problem to the time they publish their manuscript. But we...
Seychelles’ capital city 2nd most expensive in Africa for expats
Seychelles has been ranked 2nd in Africa and 14th worldwide on a list of the world’s most expensive cities for expatriate workers to live in, a 2017 survey revealed. Angola,...
Corruption Crackdown Intensifies in Tunisia, and the People Cheer
The Tunisian prime minister has embarked on a sweeping crackdown against organized crime, arresting nearly a dozen mafia bosses and smuggling barons in recent weeks in an effort to stamp...
Tunisia’s Slow but Persistent Path to Reform
Tunisia’s political reforms since the Arab Spring, though incomplete, have created consensus among the governing elite that trying to reform the current system is a better approach than trying to...
Non-Muslim Todd on completing another month of fasting: ‘The hot...
Fasting for the odd day can be a challenge for some but what about the whole month if you are a non-Muslim? A year on from completing 30 fasts, Lewis...
African Countries With The Most Tech Hubs Ranked
Africa is known as the motherland, the birth of mankind, where it all began. Yet for many years it has also been called the “dark continent” due to the rate...
Vancouver most expensive city in Canada – but ranked 107th...
Vancouver has surpassed Toronto as Canada’s most expensive city, according to Mercer’s latest cost of living survey. Up thirty-five places from last year, Vancouver (107) has overtaken Toronto (119) to become...
