King Mohammed VI

Egypt: Seven police forces killed in militant suicide attack in North Sinai

Seven Egyptian security forces including an officer have been killed in the North Sinai, in a suicide attack staged by militants, the interior ministry has said. The ministry in a statement said the attack involving at least four militants occurred at an “assembly point”, near the regional capital El-Arish. Four militants died in the clashes […]

France ends visa-free entry for Algerian diplomats

France has re-imposed visa requirements for holders of Algerian diplomatic passports, in reaction to Algeria’s refusal to take its nationals expelled by France for violating local laws. Some 10,000 members of the Algerian nomenklatura and their families have diplomatic passports, offering them visa-free access to France under a bilateral deal signed in 2007. French interior […]

Morocco and UAE Deepen Strategic Partnership in Desalination, Clean Energy

Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are accelerating a landmark energy and water partnership, with two of the region’s most powerful utility companies — Taqa Morocco and Nareva Holding — announcing a series of major joint ventures that could reshape the Kingdom’s infrastructure landscape. The collaboration, which also involves the ONEE national utility and the […]