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PM Ayrault in Morocco to Seal Special French-Moroccan Partnership

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault started Wednesday a two day visit to Morocco, his first to a Maghreban country, to seal the special and unique partnership existing between the two nations. In this time of crisis, the French official pleaded from the start for the revival of his country’s economic relations with Morocco, where President […]

Algeria: Parliament elects Abdelkader Bensalah as interim President, Algerians reject move

The Algerian Parliament Tuesday elected leader of the upper chamber of the Parliament as the country’s interim President for 90 days in replacement of Abdelaziz Bouteflika who stepped down one week ago. Both chambers of the Algerian Parliament met Tuesday to elect an interim President to fill in the vacuum left by ailing Bouteflika who […]

Tunisia: Government to buy 110 new trains to replace aging vehicles

Tunisia is on the verge of buying 110 trains to replenish its aging railway sector, Transport Minister told media on Monday. The state has issued a tender for the trains, Hichem Ben Ahmed told local media La Presse. The trains will replace current ones which on average are 35 years old, Ben Ahamed also noted […]