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Morocco steps up talks with EU countries to protect diaspora remittances

Morocco is intensifying negotiations with European countries to safeguard the operations of its banks in the European Union and ensure the continued flow of remittances from Moroccans living abroad, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said. After successful talks with France, Morocco plans similar negotiations with the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Italy, Jouahri told reporters following […]

Invictus Energy ready to start drilling for oil, gas in Zimbabwe by September

Australia-based Invictus Energy plans to start drilling its first exploration well for oil and gas in Cabora Bassa location in the northern part of Zimbabwe by early September. The first well, Mukuyu-1, will be 3.5 km deep at a cost of $16m, said Paul Chimbodza, chairman of the Australian company’s local subsidiary Geo Associates on […]

Russia offers to help Palestinians materialize statehood dream

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered Russia’s support to help Palestinians attain their statehood dream as he met with Hamas exiled leader Khaled Mashaal in Doha Monday. Lavrov, whose country is member of the quartet mediating to end the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, has offered Monday to the Palestinian internationally decried Islamic movement Hamas its support […]