Mahmoud Abbas

Tunisia expects 82 tourist-loaded flights shortly

Tunisia is expecting 82 flights carrying foreign holidaymakers in the next few days, tourism minister Habib Ammar has announced. The flights will be coming from Russia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland and Luxemburg, Habib Ammar told local radio Jawhara fm. He did not disclose any details on the number of tourists expected but indicated that the […]

Former Nigerian militants get contracts to combat oil theft

Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC announced it has hired a firm owned by former militant Tompolo, whose movement’s attacks on facilities in the early 2000s crippled oil production, to protect installations and tackle rampant theft. It was one of five security contracts awarded as theft and pipeline sabotage have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by nearly […]

Morocco calls for global multilateral solidarity in face of COVID-19

The coronavirus and the challenges relating to it have highlighted more than ever the need for multilateral solidarity as a principle of action, Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said. Speaking at a virtual meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism held to discuss Covid-19 challenges, Bourita highlighted Morocco’s full support for multilateral action based on solidarity […]