Libya’s PM survives alleged assassination attempt

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah Wednesday escaped an alleged attempt assassination after gun shots were fired at his car in capital Tripoli, reports say. A source close to Dbeibah who asked not to be named, told Al Wasat news outlet, the Prime Minister had been returning home when shots were fired from another vehicle that […]

Mauritania Signs $4.13 Billion in FADES Financing Agreements to Boost Transport and Water Infrastructure

On Monday, 15 December 2025, Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallahi Souleymane Sheikh Sidiya, signed two major financing agreements with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (FADES) in Nouakchott, in the presence of Ministers of Equipment and Transport, Ely Ould El Veirik, and Hydraulics and Sanitation, Amal mint Maouloud. The total […]

Moroccan, Mauritanian armies discuss closer cooperation

Senior officials of the Moroccan and Mauritanian armies held their second joint committee in Nouakchott focusing on the means to reinforce cooperation to secure their shared borders. The meeting comes after a three-day visit by Moroccan chief of staff Abdelfattah Louarak to Mauritania leading a senior level delegation. The importance of this meeting also stems […]