Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon & Othmani

Gulf Countries Reiterate Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity

They renew backing to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as a compromise solution to the Sahara issue. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain have renewed their backing to Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue, to its territorial integrity, and to its sovereignty over its southern provinces.   In their addresses on Monday before the UN […]

France bears €2 bln burden from 1968 Franco-Algerian accord

A confidential parliamentary report has exposed what lawmakers describe as a “costly imbalance” in Franco-Algerian relations, estimating that France spends €2 billion annually due to the 1968 migration accord, while Algeria continues to obstruct deportations and shirk financial obligations. The agreement, signed six years after Algeria’s independence, was intended to facilitate labor migration during France’s […]

Egypt starts construction of first nuclear plant with Russian expertise

Egypt and Russian energy company Rosatom have announced the beginning of construction work of the North African country’s first nuclear plant. The plant is being built at El-Dabaa on the country’s north coast and is expected to have four units, each with a generating capacity of 1,200MW. The project has been in the pipeline since […]