Omar Bachir in a cage during his trial

Morocco Top African Fish Producing Country

The kingdom has emerged as the leading African fish producing country and 25th in the world. The announcement was made by the kingdom’s National Bureau of fishing (ONP) on the sidelines of the 4th International Fisheries Fair Halieutis in Agadir, local media leconomiste.com reports. The kingdom caps the ranking with over one ton of fish […]

Algeria Acquires Buk Missile System

The People’s National Army’s (ANP) El-Djeich magazine has confirmed the purchase by the Algerian army of the Buk-M2E surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The magazine said in an article in its August issue that the ‘Majd 2017’ exercise held in July, […]

COVID-19: Morocco extends state of health emergency until October 10

The Moroccan government Council, held Wednesday in Rabat, has decided to extend the state of health emergency until October 10, 2020, as part of efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Thursday, September 10 at […]