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Moroccan Mustapha El Yamli, Head of Arab League Office in Berlin

Moroccan diplomat Mustapha El Yamli has become Head of the Arab League Office in Berlin. His appointment to this post comes following the decisions made during the meeting held Sept.9 in Cairo by the Council of Arab Foreign ministers.   Mr. El Yamli was a university professor before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He […]

Morocco creates agency to oversee reconstruction in quake-hit High Atlas Mountains

Morocco set up the High Atlas Mountains development agency to oversee reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-hit areas. The agency was set up in implementation of Royal directives which urged speeding up reconstruction efforts after the 7-magnitude quake that left nearly 3000 people dead, and damaged 60,000 homes. The agency will oversee projects aiming at rehousing […]

Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum and the Fiscal Troubles Hampering IMF Loan Negotiations

Egypt’s Central Bank proclaimed their foreign reserves reaching the “critical” levels after it had sold about 75 million USD in its first private auction to banks, Bloomberg reports. Egypt’s foreign reserves are well below the levels prior to 2011 uprising against former President Mubarak, when the Central Bank commenced to support the Egyptian pound by […]