Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, sworn in

Egypt: Mursi Slams French Military Campaign in Mali

While French troops are treated and greeted in Mali as liberators rather than as foreign occupiers, Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has expressed opposition to France’s military action launched to dislodge the Jihadist fighters linked to Al Qaeda occupying the northern part of the impoverished West African country. “We do not accept at all the […]

Morocco’s competition council fines fuel distribution companies $180 mln for price fixing

Morocco’s competition council issued a fine of 1.8 billion dirhams or 180 million dollars against nine fuel supply, distribution, and storage companies for their failure to respect fair competition standards in the county. The council did not unveil the name of the nine companies in its statement but said it had reached an agreement with […]

Moroccan king invites Spanish PM to visit the country

King Mohammed VI invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit Morocco after relations improved between the two countries following Madrid’s open support to the autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara. In a phone call Thursday, King Mohammed VI expressed appreciation for the letter in which Sanchez said Spain supports the autonomy plan as “the […]