The Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Hassan Marmouri compelled Skikda to start offering discounts and other incentives to attract tourists to the area, both from overseas and within the country.

The Algerian government is in the process of providing assistance to Niger as a means of humanitarian aid to combat the food shortage from the pastoral crisis the country is suffering from.

The National Electricity and Gas Corporation has named Mohamed Arkab as its new president and CEO amid electricity controversy.

Representatives from several South Korean companies are evaluating conditions to see if they can feasibly access their power stations in Libya.

The National Oil Corp.'s Chairman of the Board of Directors Mustafa Sanalla recently met with the Libya Business Unit director at the location of the Repsol Co.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Sadiq Omar Al Kabir, recently met with Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salama.

In the Maghreb and elsewhere, new electronic payment models are changing commerce in a big way.

In a new globalized world, many workers are finding new ways to participate in bigger and more distributed economies; but some barriers to globalization and outsourcing still exist.

In the era of climate change, the ability for a specialized company to unroll practical, high-powered electric cars is somewhat of a magic trick. However, one of the big issues with Tesla is how it chooses to distribute its wares around the world.

As enormous volumes of global imports and exports flow to and from North Africa, some of today's most interesting companies are dedicated to changing and enhancing the ways that this trade happens.

According to the EIN News Desk's World News Report, Algeria and Moroccos are the two safest countries in the Arab world.

EuroMena Funds has gained a 7 percent stake in a Moroccan group, Retail Holding, for $22.5 million.

Hannibal Lease has been given a visa from the Tunisian Financial Market Council that will grant it a capital increase of 11,480 million dinars.

A concert in Rotterdam that was scheduled for Aug. 23, was cancelled following what was thought to be a terrorist threat.

Two new heads have been appointed by the Presidency Council's foreign ministry in Tripoli for the Cairo and Amman embassies.

Tunisia is seeking to joining the Economic Community of West African States.

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has decided to take part in the completion of new power plant projects in the western and eastern Tripoli area and Misurata and Tobruk in the eastern portion of Libya.

Algeria and Vietnam have a target of $1 billion in bilateral trade by 2020.

A flurry of foreign interest in Libya has raised hope among some that a detente between two major figures in the country may be reached.

The current CMA CGM Freight All Kinds rates through Sept. 14 for loading in Asian ports are $1,050 for 20-foot, $1,900 for 40-foot, $1,950 for 40-foot HC, $1,950 for 40-foot REEFER and $1,650 for 40-foot NOR.