Spanish FM Arancha González Laya with Council of Arab Ambassadors in Madrid

UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Moroccan MINUSCA Peacekeepers

The UN Security Council issued a statement strongly denouncing the attack perpetrated by a rebel group against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) which resulted in four Cambodian peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded, including nine Moroccans and one Cambodian. One Moroccan peacekeeper is reported missing in […]

Seychelles introduces license for spanner crab fishery amid increasing interest

The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) introduced a license for the fishing of the spanner crab species, the country’s State-run news agency reports citing a top official. Several factors, including the fact that more and more fishing units are getting into this sector, have motivated the move, Karyss Auguste, the assistant manager for license at the […]

Algeria’s political crisis bodes ill for economy

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 […]