Moroccan Navy, which has a substantial fleet of frigates, offshore patrol vessels, training vessels and hydrographic, amphibious & auxiliary vessels, has received its first tug from Dutch shipbuilder Damen. Dubbed “Al Mounkid”, the 22 metre Stan Tug 2208 vessel is powered by two diesel engines, each driving a fixed pitch propeller, providing a maximum of […]
Algeria has suffered a series of diplomatic setbacks in 2023 that left it geopolitically isolated in its own neighborhood with an inaudible voice globally. The year was promised by the Algerian civilian façade, the presidency, as a year of achievements. The president shamelessly promised his country would join the group of emerging economies BRICS. However, […]
The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, drug and human trafficking in the Sahel region after France and the US reached a consensus on the issue. To secure the support of the US, France softened the resolution language […]
