Abderrahmane Youssoufi

Algeria loses about $100m over poor quality of Sonatrach’s petroleum products

Algeria’s energy giant Sonatrach has suffered a new setback after Turkey rebuffed two shiploads of liquefied natural gas (LNA) worth around $100 million after the discovery of oil in the load, Algerie Part Plus reports. Sonatrach, after it lost its biggest customers, namely the Spanish electricity companies, and Electricité du Liban that accused it of […]

Moroccan health ministry refers Agadir hospital deaths report to prosecutor

Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection said on Monday it has referred a report to the public prosecutor following the deaths of eight women at Hassan II Hospital in Agadir in mid-September, an incident that triggered public protests and renewed scrutiny of the country’s healthcare system. The ministry said it has provisionally suspended staff […]

Moroccans received 346,032 schengen visas in 2019

Moroccans were the third nationality in terms of the numbers of Schengen visas in 2019 with 346,032 approved applications. Moroccans came first in Africa and were preceded by Chinese and Russians and followed by Algerians. A spate of anger was expressed by Moroccans in the past few months after Schengen countries made applications more expensive. […]