AU summit feb 2020

Personal freedoms pit rights activists against Islamists

A debate has been triggered in the Moroccan civil society over the need to amend laws incriminating consensual sex between adults after a journalist has been arrested on charges of premarital sex and abortion. The arrest of Hajar Raissouni angered human rights activists at the national and international level who demanded her immediate release in […]

Libya signs deals with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips to boost oil output

Libya has signed new energy deals with France’s TotalEnergies and US oil major ConocoPhillips aimed at sharply increasing crude production and modernizing aging infrastructure, in a move that could put the North African country on track to challenge Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer. The agreements were signed through Waha Oil Company, a subsidiary of […]

Delegation of National Popular Congress for Al-Quds on visit to Morocco

A delegation of the National Popular Congress for Al-Quds started, Sunday, a four-day visit to Morocco. The delegation, chaired by the Secretary General of the Congress, General Bilal Al-Natsheh, is scheduled to meet officials of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and the Palestinian ambassador to Morocco. The delegation will visit the Mohammed V mausoleum and […]