Thousands of Moroccan migrant workers are facing humiliation in Algeria where authorities abruptly imprisoned or dispossessed them of their properties in a stark violation of international law and Algiers’ commitment as part of bilateral labor agreements with Morocco. In this connection, following the arrest of 84 Moroccan nationals by Algerian authorities, Assabah newspaper sheds light […]
Tunisia’s flagship carrier, Tunisair, announced drastic measures to address financial difficulties including the laying off of 1200 employees, transport minister Hichem Ben Ahmed said. The company, which operates 30 airplanes, has also reviewed its African expansion plans to mitigate the crisis it is facing. Tunisair currently employs 200 staff per aircraft and plans to reduce […]
The Moroccan parliament adopted two laws laying down the Kingdom’s legal authority over the territorial water off Sahara. The first law extends the Atlantic territorial waters from Tangier to Lagouira while the second provides for the demarcation of an exclusive economic area of 200 nautical miles off Morocco’s coats. The delimitation of Morocco’s territorial waters […]
