Authorities in Libya have heightened maritime alert levels after a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker, identified as ARCTIC METAGAZ, was spotted drifting uncontrollably towards the country’s territorial waters. The Ports and Maritime Transport Authority reported on Wednesday, March 18, that the vessel is unmanned and unable to manoeuvre, leaving it vulnerable to prevailing winds […]
Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says a new report by the World Bank. According to the World Bank’s MENA Economic Update, the regional economies are expected to return to low growth akin to […]
Moroccan and Spanish Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Arancha Gonzalez Laya held talks on Tuesday through videoconference. Talks focused on regional issues of common interest in the Maghreb, the Sahel and the Euro-Mediterranean area. During their talks, the two officials commended the excellent relations between Morocco and Spain, a country that King Mohammed […]
