Omar Hilale

MFO Helicopter crash in Sinai leaves eight onboard dead

A helicopter of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an international force tasked to monitor 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, crashed Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula leaving eight members of the crew dead. The victims include six Americans, a French national, and a Czech citizen, the organization not linked to the United Nations […]

European Commission to grant Tunisia €600m to face covid-19 impacts

The European Commission will grant Tunisia a €600 million loan to help the country limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Tunisia is part of ten European Union enlargement and neighborhood partners for whom the European Commission proposed a €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package. Tunisia has forecast an economic recession estimated at 4.3 […]

Moroccan growers slam ‘baseless’ EU media campaign against tomato exports

Morocco’s fruit and vegetable exporters have condemned what they describe as a “disinformation campaign” in European media questioning the safety of Moroccan tomatoes, saying the allegations lack scientific basis and amount to unfair trade practices. The latest reports form part of a pattern of attempts to discredit Moroccan produce, particularly tomatoes, which have become a […]