Algeria-OPEP: Algiers calls for emergency meeting and adjustment

EU member states at odds with ECJ over anti-Morocco ruling

A growing group of influential EU member states expressed their tacit disapproval with an ECJ ruling that invalidated trade deals with Morocco. The ruling, described as a “blatant political bias” by Moroccan foreign ministry, annulled the fisheries and agricultural deals between the EU and Morocco because they covered goods from the Kingdom’s southern provinces, the […]

Libya: IS Losing ground, GNA-backed Forces Recapture 2 Towns near Sirte

Militia fighters loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Tuesday they recaptured two key towns near Sirte; the nerve center of Islamic State in war-torn Libya. The coastal towns of Ben Jawad and Nofliya have been taken back from IS fighters, according to a statement issued by Petroleum Facilities Guard, loyal to […]

UN: Moroccan Najat Rochdi Appointed Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday the appointment of Moroccan Najat Rochdi as UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon and resident and humanitarian coordinator in this country. Najat Rochdi brings more than 20 years of experience in the development and humanitarian aid sector and international coordination in conflict and post-conflict zones, notably through her last […]