Warda El Djazairia died on Thursday in Cairo, at the age of 72, she suffered a heart attack, according to several electronic media. Her body will be repatriated to Algiers today, according to other...

When the French seized Casablanca in the early 1900s, they turned the historic Morrocan port into a classic of colonial architecture that would be immortalized in the 1942 namesake film. In the...

57% abstention. This was the ratethat the government welcomed the elections in Algeria on 10 May 2012. It must be said that many Algerians were expecting a low turnout grazing the 80%. Which would...

Despite a wealth of parties, low turnout is predicted as many Algerians see the election as a ‘foregone conclusion’ A woman complains about living conditions at her home in a shantytown near Algiers....

Yesterday, the Education for Employment (EFE) foundation and its partners announced the inauguration of the Maghreb Startup Initiative (MSI) – a regional competition to spur innovative...

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...

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. In 2009, the Islamic Bank of Zitouna was...

Egypt’s tourism minister expects the number of foreign visitors to the country to bounce back to pre-Arab Spring levels in 2012. In a press conference held in Dubai on Sunday, Mounir Fakhry Abd...

Libya's National Transitional Council decided on Sunday that the interim government should stay in place, notably to ensure the success of June elections for a constituent assembly. To guarantee the...

In order to grow and open themselves to new horizons, Moroccan universities have a fundamental need to develop a digital space and information system, according to student and university leaders, who...

Poor water management, urban encroachment and biological epidemics are threatening the sustainability of Tunisia’s oases. The oases are a source of one of the country’s main agricultural exports –...

One reason the term “Arab Spring” is a misnomer is because of the participation of non-Arabs, including Kurds in Iraq and Syria as well as Berbers in Morocco and Libya. While both of these non-Arab...

After revolutionary turmoil saw tourists flee, Tunisia hopes 2012 will mark the start of a recovery in a sector that once brought in 7 per cent of the country's GDP Europeans in white bath robes...