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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. […]

Aguila Saleh, Abdullah Allafi in Rabat to advance the final settlement of the Libyan crisis

The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, is expected in Rabat this Thursday on a two-day official visit for consultations with Moroccan officials on the evolution of the Libyan crisis and to coordinate the means likely to enable Libya to overcome the obstacles to the elections scheduled for December 24, 2021 in […]

Algeria: After denying any desire to withdraw, TotalEnergies slips away secretly from Arzew project

TotalEnergies has abandoned the polypropylene plant project at Arzew, located on the Algerian coast, near Oran. However, no official announcement has been made by the French group. It was until May 18 that the British oil services company Petrofac revealed that STEP Polymers SPA (a 100% subsidiary of the Algerian state company Sonatrach) had awarded […]