Arab League official Hossam zaki

Washington commends Morocco’s comprehensive counterterrorism strategy

The US State Department has praised Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy and stressed that “the United States and Morocco have a long history of strong counterterrorism cooperation.” This came in the 2020 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) released Thursday by the State Department. The annual report welcomed the Kingdom’s efforts in the fight against terrorism, noting that […]

Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for filling, operating $4 billion Renaissance Dam

The Ethiopian government has rejected outright Egypt’s proposal on the filling and operating of the $4 billion hydropower dam, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), being constructed by the Horn of Africa country on the Nile. Addressing a press conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa Wednesday, Sileshi Bekele, minister for Water, Irrigation and Electricity described […]

Algeria boycotts Ecuador’s bananas after its pro-Morocco move

The prices of bananas are set to surge in Algeria after the latter boycotted imports of the fruit from its main supplier Ecuador, which has withdrawn recognition of the Polisario entity and backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. Ecuador has made the position last month, following the example of Panama, showing strong support for […]