The trial of two ex-French journalists, who blackmailed Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in 2015, demanding €3 million in exchange for not publishing a damaging book on Morocco, started this Monday in Paris after lengthy judicial proceedings. The two blackmailers, Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, are charged with aggravated extortion and blackmail. The case dates back […]
The Egyptian Government is planning to expand by two folds the capacity of the Cairo International Airport to 30 million passengers per year, a cabinet statement issued on Monday January 15 said. Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas presented in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly the preliminary financial studies for the project which […]
Algeria’s gas giant Sonatrach will continue supplying Italian natural gas distributor, ENEL Group, for additional 10 years under an agreement between the two sides signed on Wednesday. The deal cements tight cooperation between the state-run gas company and the Rome-based multinational. The partnership dates back to 1991. The new deal will end in 2028, Sonatrach […]
