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Morocco/Politics: USFP Party Joins Opposition in Parliament

The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), which gained 34 of the 395-seat parliament in the elections held Sept.8 in Morocco, has decided to join the parliamentary opposition. The decision was announced Tuesday by the party’s political bureau without giving explanations as the USFP first secretary, Driss Lachgar, has voiced readiness of his political formation […]

Aeronautics: Bombardier to Sell its Plants in Morocco & Belfast

The Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is to sell its aerostructures businesses in Morocco and Northern Ireland within the frame of the company’s new strategy aimed at consolidating all its aerospace assets into a single and integrated business. In a statement released Thursday, Bombardier announced “the strategic formation of Bombardier Aviation, consolidating all aerospace assets into […]

UN blames Russian Wagner Group for showering Libya with 1,200 mercenaries

A report by a UN working group has blamed Wagner Group, a Russian security company, for smuggling inside war-torn Libya up to 1,200 mercenaries who have been on the side of rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar. The report, drafted by independent sanctions monitors and submitted to the UN Security Council Libya sanctions committee, stressed that the […]