King of Morocco & Pope Francis

Algeria: MP Resigns in Protest against Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Bid

Algerian Louisa Ighilahriz, a prominent resistance figure, has announced her resignation from the upper house of parliament, citing her opposition to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to run for a fifth term in office in 2019. “I refuse this because he is not the actual ruler. Other people are ruling in his name,” she told Algerian […]

Morocco’s Al Mada, China’s CNGR to partner in $2 bln EV battery plant

Morocco’s private investment fund Al Mada and China’s CNGR Advanced Materials said they will partner to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Jorf Lasfar worth 2 billion dollars. The two parties announced in a joint statement that construction will start this year for the plant that is planned to be operational in 2025. Local […]

Moroccan Navy Acquires Oceanographic Vessel

Morocco’s Royal Navy is boosting its fleet with the aquisition of an oceanographic research and hydrographic survey vessel made in France. Baptized “Dar El Beida,” the new vessel is meant to help Morocco protect its sovereignty and promote scientific autonomy in a research field that is gaining ground at the international level, le360.ma said. The […]