WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foreign policy experts at Brookings and the Atlantic Council noted encouraging signs in changes sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, most notably reforms and elections in Morocco and Tunisia. But they also warned of looming threats from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), now strengthened by a flood of Libyan weapons and ties with other militant groups in the region, including the Polisario Front, whose members last month reportedly helped AQIM kidnap Western aid workers from a Polisario refugee camp in Algeria. Much of the news from the region is bad, but there are some glimmers of hope," said Daniel Byman, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution. At Brookings' forum, "Elections and...
From North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, virtually no Arab country remained untouched Friday by the two-month wave of revolts that has overthrown two heads of state and left many other leaders teetering or rolling out pre-emptive reforms. As fighting raged in Libya over the fate of Moammar Gadhafi, hundreds of thousands of protesters turned out elsewhere to demand greater political freedoms.
Employment regulations are needed to allow efficient contracting between employers and workers and to protect workers from discriminatory or unfair treatment by employers. In its indicators on , Doing Business measures flexibility in the regulation of hiring, working hours and dismissal in a manner consistent with the conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). An economy can have the most flexible labor regulations as measured by Doing Business while ratifying and complying with all conventions directly relevant to the factors measured by Doing Business4 and with the ILO core labor standards. No economy can achieve a better score by failing to comply with these conventions. In Africa, Uganda (in 2006), Mozambique (in 2007) and Burkina Faso (in 2008) ena...
... Israel, no economies in the Middle East and North Africa made labor regulations more flexible. INCRE...
Al Qaeda's North Africa affiliate publicly offered its assistance and support to rebels in Libya who are fighting to wrest control of the country from troops still loyal Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Meanwhile, fighting raged Thursday between foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen backing the embattled leader and rebels seeking the overthrow of his regime. Rebel forces were moving closer to the capital, Tripoli, the Associated Press reported from Benghazi.
With the outcome of the various uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East unknown at this time, there are some troubling developments. The intellectuals and liberal media are promoting the thesis that these revolts appear to be primarily secular in nature - but are they? It has been grudgingly acknowledged that al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists, including the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), are involved in the uprisings. Now Cairo appears to be moving to re- establish diplomatic relations with Tehran after 30 years, which would be a major political gain for Iran. Such a move by Cairo had to have the approval of the Egyptian Armed Forces with strong support from the MB. The MB is the best organized political party in both Egypt and Libya and has branches throughout the Middle East. The ...
WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida's terror network in North Africa is growing more active and attracting new recruits, threatening to further destabilize the continent's already vulnerable Sahara region, according to U.S. defense and counterterrorism officials. The North African faction, which calls itself Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is still small and largely isolated, numbering a couple hundred militants based mostly in the vast desert of northern Mali. But signs of stepped-up activity and the group's advancing potential for growth worry analysts familiar with the region.
After a stop in North Africa, Alfred DeMart set foot in Naples, Italy, on New Year's Day 1944. He would have landed Dec. 31, 1943, but the Germans had sunk all of the transport boats in the harbor at Naples. Once ashore, he was sent to a "repo-depo," officially known as a replacement center, where new troops worked until they were given a permanent assignment.
Portugal 7, North Korea 0 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored.
WASHINGTON The Middle East/ North Africa Committee of the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has announced the launch of the Arabian Music Academy (AMA).
ALTHOUGH THE second annual 'Africa Unite' two-concert series is slated for Ghana, Africa, in early February, Rita Marley made it clear on Monday evening, January 9, that the celebrations of Bob Marley's 61st birthday are not restricted to one continent. Or, in fact, one race. It is music with a mission, though, as [Dennis Wright] said "the initiative of 'Africa Unite'" is to help with the Marley Health Centre. Contributions made during this initiative will go towards building the Marley Health Centre and putting in medicine and equipment, which is so vital. The health centre will be in Konkonuru, which has appointed Rita Marley 'Nana'. "It is a small village with many people," Wright said. "When I saw the work she was doing, I wanted to get involved. With her effort and her help I...
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