The Middle East is still building towards the right start-up...
Entrepreneurs face the same key issues they did a decade ago Almost eight years ago, I was involved in the development of Wamda, a website commissioned by Abraaj Capital to...
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Flights resume in Mitiga airport in Libya capital after five...
Flights of the state-owned Libyan Airlines have been resumed in Mitiga Airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday morning as the first flights flew to Tunisia’s Carthage Airport, Libyan...
Chinese, Russians shore up Middle East tourism
Chinese and Russian visitors boosted Middle Eastern tourism last year following a 2016 slump as Europeans gave the area a wide berth on security fears, according to the World Tourism...
French police clash with prison guards in protest over jail...
French riot police clashed on Friday with striking prison guards who accuse the government of doing little to counter spiralling violence and Islamist activism inside the country’s overcrowded jails. The...
Tunisair direct flights to Cameroon soon
Tunisia’s flagship carrier, Tunisair has resolved to introduce direct flights to Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala. The Cameroonian National Aeronautics Authority (CCAA) said in a statement that the route would “meet...
The seven-year itch : Tunisia needs help if it is...
Many Tunisians appear to be losing faith in democracy “BREAD, freedom, dignity.” These were the demands of Tunisian protesters who threw off autocracy and sparked the Arab spring seven years...
Western Mediterranean – 5 + 5 Dialogue – Foreign ministers...
Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will co-chair together with his Algerian counterpart, Abdelkader Messahel, the 14th meeting of the foreign ministers of the “5+5 Dialogue on...
Leoni : Some 1,200 additional jobs to be created next...
“Leoni Tunisia”, specialising in the manufacture of cables for cars, plans to expand its activities next April to create at least 1,200 additional jobs Prime Minister Youssed said, TAP reports...
EBRD Lends Figeac Aéro €38 Mln for Expansion in Morocco...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has lent French aerospace manufacturer Figeac Aéro SA €38 million to finance its production expansion in Morocco and Tunisia. The EBRD loan will...
IMF does not want austerity in Tunisia: spokesman
The International Monetary Fund does not want austerity in Tunisia, and in fact proposed programs to protect the poor from the impact of economic reforms, a Fund spokesman said Thursday....
