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Libya: Appearance of IS Flag on Building Sparks Heavy Shooting in Tripoli

Heavy gun shooting broke out Wednesday on the way to Tripoli airport between supporters of Benghazi Defense Brigades and forces loyal to warlord Ghneiwa, after Benghazians raised the flag of the Islamic State on a housing building. The shooting took place in the afternoon near Abu Sleem area, at unfinished housing blocks occupied by refugees […]

Morocco announces $12.8 bln to help economy recover from Coronavirus impact

King Mohammed VI said Morocco will inject 120 billion dirhams (12.8 billion dollars) as a post-coronavirus crisis stimulus package to offer incentives and come up with solidarity measures to support businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. The package represents 11% of Morocco’s GDP, “a proportion that will place Morocco at the forefront of the most […]

Sahara: Bogota Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Colombia’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Adriana Mejia Hernandez, has reaffirmed her country’s firm support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan offered for the Sahara and to the sustained efforts made by Rabat for the settlement of the Sahara issue within the UN framework. Bogota backs Morocco’s stand aimed at achieving a lasting solution to the […]