Omar Hilale

Morocco cuts water use due to drought

Morocco’s interior ministry ordered a ban of using drinking water to irrigate public parks, swimming pools, and cleaning streets due to a shortage of rainfall. The alarm bell was rung a few days ago in Parliament by water Minister Nizar Baraka who said five years of consecutive droughts left dam filling rate at a critical […]

Air Mediterranean to Launch Direct Casablanca-Athens Flight

Low-cost Green Airline, Air Mediterranean, said it will launch three weekly direct flights linking Casablanca to Athens as of December 4. The first Boeing 400/737 will take off from Athens Airport at 19:30 with a return flight same day from Casablanca’s international airport at 23:00. This new air-route will promote tourism between the two nations […]

Tires, coffee shortages in Algerian market underscore failing import restriction policies

Keen to save its hard currency reserves for tougher days, Algeria continues an unrelentless import restriction policy that resulted in severe shortages of key products with tires and coffee being the latest to join a long list of expensive and unavailable goods in the country. Transport unions have rung the alarm bell as to the […]