We need Tunisia in the fight against ISIS
President Trump’s proposed budget, which cuts financial aid to Tunisia, not only represents a stark departure from the president’s plan to “demolish and destroy” the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), but...
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‘Green police’ so far best cure for runaway pollution
A Sh5,000 fine is proposed in a Mombasa by-law for failure to pay garbage collectors or dumping at non-designated places. China has set up an “environmental police” force tasked with...
Arab Reform Initiative Ranks Morocco ‘Most Democratic’ Country in Arab...
For the fourth consecutive year, Morocco is still at the head of the Arab Democracy Index for 2017. ‘With a score of 735, the Kingdom leads the list ahead of...
Tunisia is a Strategic Partner to be Supported
The drastic cuts in assistance to Tunisia contained in the Trump Administration’s FY 2018 budget request send a disappointing message to the small North African country striving to shield its...
Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Drive Threatened By Controversial Amnesty Plans
A major new government crackdown on corruption is being seen by some as political opportunism, amid recent signs of a wavering commitment towards greater transparency. Earlier this month, Prime Minister...
TRADITIONAL FARE: IFTAR WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
Food is a great way to understand cultures. And today, we explore Tunisia, a country in North Africa. Tunisian cuisine can seem like a very exotic experience to many who...
Maghreb amid World’s Lowest Performing Trading Blocs – WEF
More than 25 years after its creation, the Maghreb Union, an economic bloc comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya finds itself in a state of paralysis unable of tapping...
Another sorrowful test for the unity of Tunisians against terrorism
The killing of khelifa Soltani, the brother of Mabrouk Soltani, beheaded in the same awful and terrible way, stole our calm and reassurance in this weekend. The terrorists who carried...
Global Peace Index Ranks Morocco 75th Worldwide, 6th in MENA...
Morocco is one of the most peaceful countries in the Arab world, according to the Global Peace Index 2017 recently published by the international think tank Economics & Peace. Ranked...
The real impact of Google’s RankBrain on search traffic
The rise and advances of new automation and artificial intelligence software algorithms, including those that learn predictive models from historical data, are making increasingly consequential predictive decisions. Such decisions are...
