Rabat march against Manama conference June 2019

US Spending Legislation Incorporates Sahara; Morocco Applauds

President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the 2019 appropriation legislation that stipulates explicitly that the assistance funds allocated to Morocco will also benefit the Sahara. Morocco welcomed the text, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara southern provinces, as it is unequivocally pro-Morocco and unusually forthcoming on US development funds for the Sahara. […]

Egypt Locks in $140m Funding to Kick-Start New Alamein Silicon Industry

Egypt has secured $140 million in long-term syndicated financing for the first phase of a metallic silicon and silicon derivatives complex in the industrial zone of New Alamein, marking a strategic step in deepening domestic value-added manufacturing. The financing agreement was signed this week, in the presence of Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim […]

Thirty-Two Bangladeshi Migrants Rescued After Boat Capsizes off Libya’s Northeastern Coast

Thirty-two Bangladeshi migrants were rescued on Tuesday, 16 December, after their boat capsized off the coast of Al-Haniya, a town in northeastern Libya, according to the Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar branch of Libya’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency. All those on board were safely retrieved and transferred to the Al-Bayda detention and reception Centre, where they received first aid […]