Algerian new ambassador to Rabat Abdelhamid Abdaoui hands copy of credentials to Bourita

IFC lends OCP 100 mln euros to build four solar plants

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an offshoot of the World Bank, agreed to lend Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers giant OCP 100 million euros to fund the building of four solar plants, the two parties said. The agreement was announced during the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington DC. The green loan will […]

Libya: Tension in Zintan region after officer’s kidnapping

In Libya, oil infrastructure is once again being used as leverage to pressure the Tripoli Government. On Tuesday, residents of Zintan shut down the oil valves in protest over the kidnapping last Wednesday of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi, the director of the Central Security Department within the intelligence service. His kidnappers have not yet come […]

Morocco suspends all Italy flights due to Covid-19

Morocco suspended all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the outbreak of the Coronavirus.   Morocco’s flag carrier RAM offered flight reschedule to its clients as it continues to maintain suspended a direct link to Beijing due to the virus outbreak.   More than 9,170 people in Italy have been […]