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Oil exploration: Qatar Petroleum gains foothold in the Tarfaya offshore area

Qatar Petroleum has joined the Italian oil company ENI and Morocco’s Office for Hydrocarbons and Mining ONHYM to explore for oil and gas off Tarfaya. ENI and Qatar Petroleum have signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the Qatari company to acquire a 30% stake in the offshore concession of Tarfaya, including 12 blocks of exploration […]

Oscars: Moroccan Movie “Adam” Vies for Best International Feature Film Category

Moroccan movie “Adam” of Maryam Touzani has been chosen as Morocco’s bid for the best international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars. The feature film tells the controversial story of a pregnant single mother who seeks refuge from poverty and prejudice. Maryam Touzani’s debut feature movie is starring Nisrin Erradi as the single mother […]

Geneva: NGO Decries Abuses Committed by Algerian Regime against Hirak Activists

The International Observatory for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights has denounced the serious human rights violations, repression and abuses committed by Algerian authorities against pro-democracy militants. In a press release issued lately on the occasion of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convening in Geneva, the NGO said despite the concerns […]