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Assad’s fall brings Damascus closer to Rabat; Algiers’ military support to ousted regime prompts indignation

The collapse of Assad dictatorship opens a new chapter in the Moroccan-Syrian relationship after the toppled regime supported for decades the Polisario separatist group and the Algerian junta against Morocco’s territorial integrity. In November 2011, the Moroccan embassy was attacked by pro-Assad protesters in Damascus, prompting the ambassador’s recall and the closure of the premises. […]

Egypt extends to three months visa for foreign yachts in bid to boost sector

Egypt has decided to grant foreign yacht tourists three-month visas, as opposed to the previous one-month allowance, in a move to boost the sector. The Ministry of Transport indicated in a statement issued Tuesday July 25 that the move is meant to remove all obstacles facing foreign yacht tourists along the Egyptian coasts and to […]

Libya: HoR to hold session in Sirte as way to endorse handpicked Bashagha

The House of Representatives (HoR), Libya’s legislature, is expected to hold its next session in the coastal city of Sirte where its chosen Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha has established the seat of his government, in a show of support. The former Interior Minister has chosen the hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, which was liberated […]