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Budget crisis, Structural Challenges Delay Completion of Algeria’s Mega Mosque

The plummeting oil prices propelled Algeria in an economic crisis marked by a sharp decrease in exports and a deepening budget deficit threatening to halt several mega projects in the country, chief among which is Algeria’s mega mosque. In 2011, when global oil prices were at their peak, works started to build the mosque overlooking […]

Morocco reaffirms before UNHRC commitment to promote respect for human rights

Morocco reaffirmed on Monday before the UN Human Rights Council its commitment and readiness to promote respect for human rights. The renewed commitment was expressed by Omar Zniber, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva, during the ongoing 58th session of HRC, which runs until April 4. “It is in this spirit that […]

Algeria: Japan eyes Algeria’s energy sector

A day after Japan’s Senior Vice Foreign Minister responsible for the Middle East, Europe and America expressed desires of enhancing military cooperation in the Sahel to promote stability, he has added that they are interested in importing gas from Algeria and investing in its energy sector. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi is on a […]