Libyan former envoy to UAE Aref Al-Nayed

Morocco: Some districts of Tangier re-locked down to contain Covid-19 infections

Moroccan authorities have decided lately to seal off some districts of the Northern city of Tangier following a surge of local positive cases of the coronavirus. The move comes to contain the spread of infections, said the interior ministry in a press release. Under the lockdown measures, the residents of the tangier zones with high […]

Morocco: First Islamic Banks to Open Doors in 2017

Morocco’s central bank will start very soon granting permits to Islamic banks due to start operations in the North African Kingdom in 2017. So far several applications have been submitted to the Moroccan financial authorities for approval to open local branches. Among the applicants, two are from the Gulf region bidding to set up their […]

Algeria isolated as Arab league members push for condemnation of Iran

Algeria, the host of the Arab League summit to take place on Nov 2, has to brace for an Arab League resolution condemning Iran’s destabilizing acts in the east and the west of the Arab world.   A motion in this regard was put forward by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita who proposed the inclusion […]