Tag: Mediterranean

Moroccan Navy takes Part in Phoenix Express Exercise off Spanish Coasts

May 16, 2017

Moroccan navy is currently taking part off Spanish coasts in the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2017 along with maritime forces ... Read More

North African Leaders Express Optimism Following Macron’s Victory

May 8, 2017

As is the case with France and mainstream Europe, North Africa on France’s Mediterranean neighbourhood breath a sigh of relief after Centrist Emanuel Macron decisively ... Read More

Moroccan Navy Shows Interest in Greek Submarines

April 18, 2017

Senior commander of Morocco’s Royal Navy had talks with Greek peers on a set of issues of mutual interest, on top of which the possibility ... Read More

Mediterranean Countries Make 10-Year Pledge to Save Fish Stocks in their Sea

March 31, 2017

Fifteen Ministerial delegates representing both northern and southern Mediterranean countries have signed on Thursday a flagship Declaration whereby they make a 10-year pledge to save ... Read More

Morocco Warns of Fish Stock Depletion in Mediterranean Due to Overfishing

March 30, 2017

Morocco’s Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Aziz Akhannouch warned of a looming depletion of fish stocks in the Mediterranean, which may negatively impact the living of ... Read More

Arab Parliamentary Union Calls on Spain to Return Ceuta, Melilla to Morocco

March 22, 2017

The Arab Parliamentary Union called on Spain to return the occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in addition to the Mediterranean Chafarinas Islands to Morocco. ... Read More

Tunisian Coast-Guards Seize over 31 kg of Cocaine

March 14, 2017

Tunisian coast guards have seized 31.5 kg of pure cocaine off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coasts, probably coming from Italy, an official of the coast guard told ... Read More

NGO Urges EU to Press Algeria to Contribute to Sahara Conflict Settlement

March 13, 2017

The Moroccan Sahrawi Solidarity Association in Europe (AMSSE) has called on the EU foreign chief Federica Mogherini to use her leverage to force Algeria to ... Read More

Algeria Approves Construction of Deep Water Port

February 10, 2017

The Algerian government has given the green light for the construction of a $3.3 billion-deep-water port at the industrial zone of El Hamdania, 70km west ... Read More

The Place of North Africa in Russia’s New Mediterranean Policy

February 6, 2017

After annexing Crimea and securing a foothold on the Syrian coast, Putin’s Russia steadily moves to materialize a new Mediterranean policy boosting its naval presence ... Read More