President Sisi has named Hazem Khairat as Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel almost three years after Cairo recalled its ambassador to Tel Aviv. The appointment was applauded in Israel as a means of consolidating the peace existing between Cairo and Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Netanyahu said they have received information from the government in Cairo […]
The pandemic has increased Algeria’s “ongoing economic vulnerabilities” following a succession of adverse shocks since 2014, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF), affirming that” the outlook for Algeria remains uncertain and challenging”. Following a visit paid lately to Algeria wherein IMF staff held meetings with officials on the country’s economic developments and policies, the international […]
Morocco purchased 12% of overall arms imports in Africa maintaining its position as the second largest buyer of weapons on the continent over the 2013-2017 period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a recent report. Morocco was ranked ahead of Nigeria with 5.1% of African arms imports and was preceded by Algeria, […]
