Category Archives: PIDE (Policy, International Development & Economics)
The World Is Resetting Its To-Do List #2030Now // العالم هو إعادة لها قائمة المهام
Agenda-Setting in Session “The world is resetting its “To-Do” list”, said the Spokesperson from the United Nations Foundation, who is one of the sponsors for the Social Good Summit. So PITAPOLICY participated in a quick tutorial on which issues civil … Continue reading
Are 15 Presidential Candidates Too Many for #Elections? #Tunisie
Whether pitaconsumers think 15 presidential candidates for Tunisia’s 8 million eligible voters is too much or a good amount, we are happy to hear some discussion about Tunisia’s upcoming elections. On October 26th, Tunisians will elect a new parliament. Soon … Continue reading
Would the REAL Crisis in the Middle East Please Stand Up?
We had as much difficulty coming up with responses to reflect what pitaconsumer fans may say as we did trying to list the number of crises that have surfaced in the Middle East & North Africa region since the Balfour … Continue reading
Why Is #Morocco the Outlier in Gallup #Poll?
Why is Morocco the outlier in Gallup’s poll? Morocco is more confident about its economic future than ANY other MENA neighbor! Gallup released a poll last week looking at economic confidence across the Middle East and North Africa in 2013 … Continue reading
We Didn’t Have the Support That We Expected From the West #Tunisie
“I’ll be frank: we didn’t have the support that we expected from the West.”- Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki Tunisia feels as if it is going at it alone. “Help us, and we will help you,” stated Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki … Continue reading
Smart Cities in North Africa #ISSC2014
Are smart cities the next phase of urban development, and thereby, the collective hopes for improving living standards across the pita-consuming region? On June 9th and 10th, PITAPOLICY attended the first annual summit on smart cities review of North Africa, … Continue reading
Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Gaza Strikes
Dear Pita-consumers: For the last two weeks, we know that you have been diligently following the Gaza Crisis–which seems to re-ignite every two year with a confluence of triggers–accelerated into a series of surgical strikes resulting in 77 percent “unintentional” … Continue reading
U.S. Announces New Sanctions Against Firms in UAE & Lebanon
Despite UAE’s great news: Dubai airport has ranked higher than Heathrow International for more air traffic, neighboring emirate of Sharjah has drawn the negative attention for supplying the Syrian regime with petroleum products. On July 9th, Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury … Continue reading
Who’s Been Giving in Ramadan: #Algeria #Saudi
Photo: Diehard Sport Source: http://www.diehardsport.com/2014/07/02/algeria-striker-announces-team-will-donate-world-cup-prize-money/ On July 1st, the United Nations applauded Saudi Arabia for committing to donate $500 million dollars in humanitarian aid to Iraq, which is dealing with the rise of mercenary moves by the Islamic State of … Continue reading
93 Percent Confident that Sisi Believes It’s His Job to Reckon With #EgyEconomy
Now that Egypt’s second presidential election within two years is finished, we can not help but hum the Pet Shop Boys classic tune, “I’m With Stupid”, poking fun at political leaders’ unquestioning allies. A few weeks ago, Qayyum expressed some … Continue reading
