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France-Algeria: Macron summons his envoy to Algiers for consultation

French envoy to Algeria made Wednesday a swift and secret to and fro trip to Paris at the demand of President Emmanuel Macron as Paris scrutinizes the political situation in the North African country. The ambassador came to Paris to brief authorities on the charged political situation in the former French colony, triggered by President […]

Morocco, Finland poised to strengthen cooperation in energy sectors

Morocco and Finland have signed an agreement meant to foster their cooperation in the energy sector. The document was signed during a virtual meeting between the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leïla Benali, and the Finnish Minister of Economy, Mika Lintilä, represented in Rabat by the Finnish Ambassador to Morocco, Pekka Hyvönen. The […]

Moroccan competition regulator edges closer to delivering fine on fuel distributors

Morocco’s competition council will unveil this week a heavy fine against fuel distributors that amount to 10% of their turnover for uncompetitive practices, local Moroccan media reported. Citing a source close to the matter, le360.ma said the fine could amount to 4 billion dirhams ($400 million). The council’s board will meet on Thursday to make […]