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Egypt: Army claims killing of IS senior official in Sinai

The Egyptian army Sunday announced it killed a senior member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai Peninsula last month in army bombardment. The army identified the IS official as Salem Salmy al-Hamadeen, Aka Abu Anas al-Ansari, said to be one of the founders of the group. “Following the results of the air […]

Veteran journalist Fatima Hassani becomes second Moroccan woman elected President of Region

Fatima Hassani, a veteran journalist and member of PAM political party, was elected president of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima region, becoming the second Moroccan woman to take such a position. Hassani will succeed to her colleague in the party Ilyas EL Omari after a majority vote by the region’s council. The election was convened after the resignation of […]

Morocco, China poised to promote trade

Morocco and China signed, Wednesday in Rabat, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the creation of a working group for the facilitation and promotion of trade between the two countries. The MoU, signed by Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour and China’s Ambassador to Morocco, Li Changlin, aims to simplify procedures for strengthening trade […]