Day: January 23, 2017

How your Mind Works

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“Mind is the Master power that molds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills, Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:— He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass.” -James Allen   The brain is a very real thing. It is a physical object and an organ but the mind isn’t. It is a vessel in which the energy that creates thoughts are contained. With the brain you coordinate your moves,…

Tunisian authorities agree to speed up trial of Egyptian fishermen

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that it was able to convince Tunisian authorities to speed up a trial for detained Egyptian fishermen. The trial session was initially scheduled to take place on 16 February but has been rescheduled to 26 January. The fishermen are accused of illegally fishing in Tunisian regional waters, the ministry’s spokesperson said. Two Egyptian fishing boats with a total of 19 fishermen were detained in October 2016 near Sfax port. According to the ministry on Sunday, only three fishermen are still detained in…

A New Policy for North Africa in the Trump Era?

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There has been much speculation across the Middle East and North Africa regarding what U.S. foreign policy in the region will look like under the Trump administration. We can infer some insights from Trump’s comments during the 2016 campaign, from his character, and from the personalities of his recent cabinet appointments. For the Maghreb region of North Africa, the Trump administration will likely continue the same level of engagement as the previous administration, although it will emphasize different policy priorities. Several of the new president’s cabinet appointments, such as retired…

Egypt FM to visit Tunisia on Tuesday for Libya talks

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Tunisia is working to coordinate the positions of Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria on Libya to restart the country’s progress towards a political settlement Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry is set to travel to Tunisia on Tuesday and meet with Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi, sources told Ahram Online.Shoukry will also meet with his counterpart Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui to discuss the two countries’ vision on ending the crisis in Libya, sources speaking on condition of anonymity said. The sources said that Tunisia is working to coordinate…

German Interior Minister de Maiziere promises new system against terrorism

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A new threat assessment system is intended to track potential terrorists and increase cooperation between authorities. Security has come into focus since the Berlin Christmas market attack. In an interview with German weekly “Bild am Sonntag,” German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said there would be better communication between the police and the judiciary with a new computer system. The system, called “Radar,” was jointly created by the University of Zurich and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The system will assess the potential threat of Islamist terrorists as moderate,…

Libya Political Dialogue meets in Tunisia without eastern members

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The UN-brokered Libya Dialogue met in the town of Mammamet in Tunisia to assess the progress of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and discuss changing parts of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). However, the delegation from the eastern-based rival government the House of Representatives (HoR) was absent from the meeting. According to HoR spokesperson Abdullah Bulaihak, the parliamentary deputy president Emhemed Shouaib and others were ordered not to attend by Ageela Saleh head of the HoR. Apparently Shouaib and the other members of the HoR…