The Algerian Company for Achievements and Building "ALRAC": calls to improve working conditions
The workers of the Algerian Company for Achievements and Building in the center, Alrak, called for improving working conditions and
Morocco: Seven migrants killed, 70 saved from Morocco shipwreck
Seven African migrants died Monday and 70 were rescued after a ship sank while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea
Libyan authorities say prominent journalist arrested
A prominent Libyan journalist was detained by an intelligence body that’s loosely allied with the U.N.-backed government, authorities said Monday.
Jordan: Public sector engineers protest
The Committee of Engineers of the Public Sector has threatened to start a work strike tomorrow Wednesday if the demands
Morocco: Planning High Commission plans further decline in growth rate
The High Commission for Planning (the official body of statistics in Morocco) said the growth rate will be 2.7%. For
Algeria: 350,000 businesses threatened with bankruptcy
Algerian newspaper 'Baouabet Chourouk' revealed that 50,000 companies specializing in public procurement and public works have declared bankruptcy while 350,000
Bahrain: General Federation of Workers Trade Unions celebrates International Migrants Day
The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain celebrated International Migrants Day last Friday; a day celebrated on December
Mauritania: Threats to strike in the health sector
Four health unions in Mauritania have threatened to take intensive action if the government does not take concrete action in
Iraq: Nadjaf protesters call for general strike
Protests have been held since the day before yesterday in the sit-ins of the city of Nadjaf in support of
Morocco: A quarter of Moroccans are poor or at risk of poverty
Economic growth averaged 4.5% from 2000-2012, but only 3% since then, a relatively low figure for an emerging market. A
Tunisia: FTDES reveals serious violations against refugees and asylum seekers
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) exposed serious violations against refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia. The
Mauritania: Workers at the Agency promoting universal access to services protest
Workers at the Agency for the Promotion of Universal Access to Services organized a protest rally last Thursday outside the