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Egypt: Interior Ministry Claims Killing Senior IS Member in Restive Sinai

The Egyptian interior ministry Tuesday announced in a statement the killing of a prominent member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai after security forces clashed with militants in a raid in the city of Arish, north Sinai. Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Al-Nashu, also known as Ghandur Al-Masri, was killed in a building under […]

Morocco’s trade deficit narrows on lower energy imports

Morocco’s trade deficit shrank 6.5% as the country’s energy imports dropped 20%, Morocco’s foreign exchange office said. Energy imports stood at 69 billion dirhams, offsetting a drop in phosphates and fertilizers exports by 40% to 40.8 billion dirhams, due to lower prices. State-owned phosphates and fertilizers producer said a few days ago its sales were […]

Algeria: Japan eyes Algeria’s energy sector

A day after Japan’s Senior Vice Foreign Minister responsible for the Middle East, Europe and America expressed desires of enhancing military cooperation in the Sahel to promote stability, he has added that they are interested in importing gas from Algeria and investing in its energy sector. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi is on a […]