Sunday, October 23 marks an historic day, not only in Tunisia, but for the entire Arab world as citizens go to the polls in what will be a free election for a 217-member assembly whose mandate will be to appoint a temporary interim government and to draft a new constitution. Elections come exactly nine months… Continue Reading
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IMF Says MENA Will Need $160 Billion In Coming 2 Years
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) prepared a report for the G8 summit which was held at the end of last week in Deauville, France which stated that the oil-importing nations in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) will need a boost of at least $160 billion of external funding to get them through… Continue Reading
World Bank Takes Optimistic View towards Mideast Upheaval
Long Term Positive Prospects The World Bank released a report on Tuesday saying that despite the short-term downward movement of Middle Eastern and Northern African economies, in the long run the world can expect to see positive movement in that region. The report is the World Bank’s regional economic update for May 2011 for the… Continue Reading
Al Jazeera Seen as a Force for Freedom in the Middle East
Mustafa Souag, the head of the news department at the Arabic language station of Al Jazeera said this past Monday, “We knew something was coming. Our main objective was to provide the most accurate and comprehensive coverage that we could by sending cameras and reporters to any place there is an event. And if you… Continue Reading