Stranded migrants off Tunisia

Tunisia: Kairouan governor fired over delays in construction of Saudi Arabia-funded health facility

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied removed Tuesday August 22 the governor of Kairouan governorate (Central Tunisia) because of delays in the construction of the King Salman Ibn Abdelaziz Teaching Hospital financed by the Saudi Development Fund. The removal came a day after a high-level meeting chaired by the President and attended by the governor Mohamed Bourguiba […]

Maghreb region lethargy, a fallout of Algerian-Moroccan tensions

The lack of integration characterizing the Maghreb Union is a fallout of Algeria’s perpetuation of tensions with Morocco, although the kingdom has on multiple occasions called on Algeria to open a new page in bilateral relations with a view to bolstering integration in the Maghreb region, underlined Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In an interview […]

Dakhla Atlantic port, 27% complete

Works are ongoing to build the Dakhla port, in the Moroccan Sahara, with 27% achieved so far. The port is designed to serve as a commercial hub for southern Morocco and West Africa and has been at the heart of the King’s Atlantic Initiative, which aims at helping landlocked Sahel states access global trade and […]