North Africa

Once the lingua franca of the Arab world, Egypt’s dialect is in decline along with the country’s cultural and political leadership .. By A.V. , for Foreign Policy (*) THE END of January marks the start of the Cairo International …

On November 7, Morocco launched its first high-resolution observation satellite into orbit, causing concern among its neighbours Spain and Algeria. By Ghalia Kadiri, for Le Monde (*) Buying a satellite is usually a sign of a nation’s power, something to …

Press Agencies – Egypt – Prominent Islamic cleric and former deputy minster in the Endowments Ministry Salem Abdel Galil faces a lawsuit accusing him of contempt of religion and threatening national unity after he claimed last Thursday that Christians and …

Authorities in Algeria are desperate for a high turnout in order to shore up the legitimacy of an ailing political system By: Adlène Meddi, Algerian journalist and writer, for Middle East Eye (*) This week, Algerians will head to the …

The announcement of a new Cabinet in Morocco after months of difficulty revealed that the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may have had to pay a heavy price for compromise. By: Imad Stitou, for Al-Monitor (*) Now that Morocco …

Move would help army drive out Islamist group, says president as UN chief seeks extra $900m in aid for drought-hit country By: Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor, at The Guardian (*) The Somalian government has pleaded for world leaders to lift …

Often abandoned by their families and discriminated against in law, the odds are stacked against Tunisian women who have children out of wedlock By: Sarah Souli , for the Guardian (*) Tunisia is often hailed as a progressive Arab country, …

Empires leave behind a poisoned chalice not only for the subjects, but also for the rulers as the brouhaha over the French colonization of Algeria demonstrates. By: Atul Singh, Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer (*) Even by the …

Leaders Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar reportedly reach outline agreement for presidency council at meeting in UAE By: Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor, at The Guardian (*) Talks between leaders of the two largest rival factions in Libya appear to have …

d’Hervé Bazin: «… seul celui qui n’a rien à perdre et tout à gagner met en œuvre toute la voracité de l’intelligence». The situation in Tunisia after the election of the Ennahda party in October 2011 was chaotic. Very poor …