Two years after the powerful earthquake that struck the High Atlas region, Morocco has built 92% of the demolished homes or 51,154, according to official figures. The pace of construction will accelerate in the coming months, with the number of tents or huts significantly reduced. The Kingdom has spent 6.9 billion dirhams in quake aid, […]
The power grab by the military after the departure of long-ruling Abdelaziz Bouteflika has aborted hopes for a transition to a civilian government, hijacking Algerians’ ambitions to a democratic state and compromising prospects for economic development amid worrisome economic indicators. Army, a kingmaker The army’s pull back from politics during the era of Bouteflika after […]
The Greek Government has lodged a verbal note with the UN Secretary-General rejecting what it termed as “Libyan claims” over two maritime blocks, south of Crete, asserting that the areas lie within its continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), in accordance with the median line principle and its maritime demarcation agreement with Egypt. A […]
