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Libya to hold municipal elections in 51 councils on August 16, HNEC confirms

Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has announced that municipal council elections for a second group of 51 municipalities will be held on August 16. The group comprises councils whose mandates have expired and newly formed municipalities. According to the HNEC, polling stations will operate from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. In preparation, the Commission […]

Sahara: Moscow backs lasting settlement based on UN Security Council Resolutions

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country supports a lasting solution to the Sahara regional conflict based on the UN Security Council resolutions. Lavrov made the remarks at a joint press conference held Wednesday in Marrakesh following talks with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at the end of the 6th Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum. “We support […]

AfDB Lends OCP Group $188 Mln for Green Projects

The African Development Bank has provided Morocco’s OCP Group three loans totaling 188 Million U.S. dollars for green projects planned by the world’s leading producer of phosphate fertilizers. The loan agreements were inked Monday in Rabat by Ousmane Fall, director of Industrialization & Trade Development at AfDB and Karim Lotfi Senhadji, OCP Chief Financial Officer […]