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Morocco Leads Non-European Vegetable Exporters to Spain

Morocco consolidated its position as Spain’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable supplier in the first quarter of 2019, with exports amounting to €264 million in the first quarter of 2019. Imports of fruit and vegetables from Morocco were up 4% compared to the same period of 2018, the Spanish Federation of Producers’ Associations for Fruit, […]

Algerian regime kidnaps political opponent Fethi Ghares

After silencing dissent, sending scores of political opponents to jail or forcing them into exile, the Algerian regime has stepped up its crackdown with the kidnapping of opposition figure and leader of Algeria’s communist party MDS Fethi Ghares. Ghares’ wife, Messaouda Chaballah, said that agents in plainclothes took him from his home, and that his […]

Engine Failure Forces EgyptAir Plane to Land

An EgyptAir plane bound for Cairo on its way from Abu Dhabi made a successful landing on Thursday in Sharm al-Sheik airport after one its engines broke down. “The plane signaled a defect on its right engine but made a safe landing and was met by emergency services in line with standard procedure. No passengers […]