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Moroccan navy rescues 141 migrants off Dakhla

A patrol unit of the Moroccan royal navy rescued 141 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 3 women and 2 children, off the southern city of Dakhla on February 18. The migrant-loaded boat sailed from Mauritania en route to Canary Islands when the royal navy unit was asked for assistance by the national center for coordination and maritime […]

Italy’s ENI to Stand Trial in Algerian Corruption Case

An Italian judge ordered Italian oil major Eni, oil services group Saipem and former Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni to stand trial  in a long-running case of alleged bribery in Algeria “In relation to court proceeding for the alleged bribery case relating to Saipem’s activities in Algeria, Eni acknowledges that the new GUP (judge for the […]

Morocco counts over 40 million mobile subscribers

Mobile subscribers in Morocco stood at 42.05 million by the end of June 2017, rising 0.64% compared to the first quarter of 2017, the National Telecommunications Regulation Agency (ANRT) announced. The mobile phone network grew by posting slight increases, quarterly of 0.64% and yearly of 1.48%. By the end of June 2017, mobile subscriptions totaled […]