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Mauritania: Malaysian Petronas quitting business

Malaysian oil company Petronas has started pulling back and is about to end its operation in Mauritania due to sharp fall in revenues caused by the acute collapse of oil price. The company had notified Mauritanian authorities in February that it would stop its oil exploitation. The company has started disassembling its offshore oil platform […]

“Morocco united against Covid-19”, a new commemorative postage stamp

“Morocco united against Covid-19” is the theme of a new commemorative postage stamp that has just been issued by Barid Al-Maghrib, the Moroccan postal service, to pay tribute to the mobilization and commitment of all institutions and all the components of the Moroccan society to face the coronavirus pandemic. The stamp illustrates the representatives of […]

Morocco should brace itself for the return of Jihadists stripped out of Dutch nationality

After the Netherlands decided to forfeit the Dutch citizenship from its dual nationality citizens who are fighting alongside terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, Morocco should brace itself for a possible return of Moroccan-Dutch Jihadists. Several media reports say that Dutch authorities have established a list of 250 dual nationals fighting within the ranks of […]