North Africa Archive
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It Will Not Happen to Me! Guess What? It Wll! Chapter 9
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsChapter 9 WHY SOCIALISM WILL FAIL OVER THE LONG TERM “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is... -
Libya to send 2,500 ex-rebels for police training in Jordan, Turkey in 1st stage
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsBy Associated Press, BENGHAZI, Libya — The Libyan government says it will send former rebels abroad to receive police training in an effort to rebuild the country’s battered security forces.... -
Gaddafi ‘contributed €50m to Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election fund’
Posted on March 16, 2012 | No CommentsFrench president hit by new claims as confidential note suggests ex-Libyan leader helped finance his election campaign Damaging new claims have emerged about the funding of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election... -
Algerian Islamist party backs Turkey over genocide row
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 2 CommentsAlgerian Islamist party backs Turkey over genocide row An Algerian Islamist party on Sunday sprang to the defence of Turkey’s prime minister after Algeria’s leader criticised Ankara for exploiting France’s... -
No Need for Secularism in Tunisia
Posted on December 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party Ghannouchi says the closest example of their experience is Turkey, but they do not need secularism in Tunisia. The closest example to... -
AFP: Turkey accuses France of genocide in Armenia row
Posted on December 24, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Nicolas Cheviron (AFP) – 17 hours ago ISTANBUL — The war of words between France and Turkey escalated dramatically on Friday, when the Turkish premier accused Paris of committing... -
Turkey, Libya discuss Turkish companies’ return
Posted on December 18, 2011 | No CommentsANKARA, Turkey—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey and Libya are assessing losses incurred by Turkish construction companies during the anti-Gadhafi uprising as well as discussing their return to... -
Turkey To Help Ukraine In Liberating Ukrainians Detained In Libya
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey will help Ukraine in liberating Ukrainian citizens detained in Libya, reads a statement made by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry. Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign... -
Turkey to restore historical Ottoman mosque in Libya
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey to restore historical Ottoman mosque in Libya Hilmi Ozkazanc, an executive of a construction company, said Turkey was planning to start renovating Murad Agha Mosque in Tajura hamlet, near... -
The Road to Hell: Libya and Now Syria?
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Jeremy Salt – Ankara The report just issued by the UN Human Rights Council’s ‘independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic’ is now being passed along... -
Qatar admits it had boots on ground in Libya
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsQatar revealed for the first time on Wednesday that hundreds of its soldiers had joined Libyan rebel forces on the ground as they battled troops of veteran leader Moammar Qaddafi.... -
Tunisia’s Islamists set for big gains as world casts wary eye on landmark elections
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Associated Press, Published: October 16 TUNIS, Tunisia — As the land that launched the Arab Spring heads into historic elections next week, all eyes are on the long-repressed Islamists... -
Turkish Airlines Becomes First to Fly Commercial Flight to Tripoli
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsA Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed in Tripoli Saturday noon to become the first international commercial flight to arrive in the Libyan capital since the establishment of a no-fly zone...

















