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Morocco’s Special Forces to Receive US Equipment Worth $18 mln

Morocco’s special forces will receive $18 million dollars as part of a US administration plan worth hundreds of millions of dollars to equip allies in the MENA region to counter the IS threat as the group seeks to relocate its terrorist activities from Iraq and Syria to Africa. The news was relayed by Al Monitor […]

EU Calls for resumption of “meaningful negotiations” between Israel, Palestine

The European Union has called on Wednesday for the resumption of “meaningful negotiations” between Israel and Palestine to reach a comprehensive settlement to their longstanding conflict. This came in a series of annual reports released by the European Commission and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the implementation […]

Mauritania takes new initiative to fight overfishing

Mauritania is set to launch on Wednesday a new global initiative, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI,) meant to improve the management of fisheries and preserve fish stocks. The move comes following the warning of economic affairs minister Sid’Ahmed Raïss who said that “overfishing by foreign boats is threatening our way of life.” Highlighting the dangers […]