Morocco’s Karima El Korri, new UN Resident Coordinator in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Karima El Korri of Morocco as the UN Resident Coordinator in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Singapore, with the host Government’s approval, announced Wednesday his spokesman in New York. “Ms. El Korri brings to the position more than 20 years of international development experience, acquired at the United Nations […]

Algeria : Sonatrach to pump $100billion to boost production

Sonatrach, a state owned energy group, has renewed its efforts towards increasing its production levels in oil and gas with the approval of a $100billion investment plan in the next five years. The production of shale gas before 2020 is also part of their plans. The approval of the plan came ahead of the opening […]

Tunisia: Military Jet Crashes into Mediterranean during Drill

A Tunisian military aircraft crashed Wednesday into the Mediterranean during a military exercise involving 10 other countries bordering on the sea. The Defense Ministry of the North African country said the pilot was unharmed as he was able to eject safely before the aircraft, an F-5, plunged into the sea. The pilot was rescued by […]