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Morocco’s acquisition of two combat-proven unmanned aerial systems, the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones and Israeli Harop loitering munitions, gives the North African Kingdom a decisive edge in any future conflict, says U.S. magazine Forbes. The new press report is expected to exacerbate further the Algerian military junta’s concerns to see their neighbor enhancing its military […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union, provides €25 million to Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BMCI) to support Morocco’s green transition. The financing, of which a total of €23.75 million will be provided by the EBRD and €1.25 million by […]
The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, welcomed, Thursday in Rabat, the substantial progress made in the deployment of various projects under the cooperation program “Compact II”, concluded between Morocco and the United States, represented by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MMC). Chairing the work of the 12th session of the Strategic Orientation Council (COS) of the […]
Morocco has prepared a propitious investment infrastructure in Dakhla in the Sahara region, which is now poised to serve as a gate for Africa, the Oxford Business Group said. The region already enjoys a GDP per capita that is twice higher than the national average and boasts a diversified economy that comprises fisheries, tourism, renewable […]
Tunisia has long been hailed as an Arab Spring success story in terms of democratic reform. But on the back of economic hurdles, Tunisia’s freely elected President is burning the ladder that brought him to power tightening his power grab, idling elected institutions and cracking down on dissent. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have […]
A so-called minister of the polisario armed militia has acknowledged that the self-proclaimed “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” (SADR) is not a state, affirming that the separatist group has always relied on Algeria for its survival, dealing a hard blow to the Algeria-backed secessionist propaganda. Speaking at a meeting held lately in the city of Mantes-La-Jolie, […]
The Moroccan government Council decided on Thursday to extend the state of health emergency until January 31, 2022 to preserve the progress achieved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and reduce the risks of contamination by the new variants, namely the fast-spreading Omicron. The decision was announced by the Govt. spokesperson Mustapha Baitas at […]
Tunisian security forces have arrested a wanted senior member of the Italian mafia who has sneaked into the North African country since 2011, Webdo Tunis reports. The Italian note identified, was nabbed in a house in one of the outskirts of the Tunisian capital, during an operation. Some special Italian forces also reportedly contributed to […]
After several days of false suspense, Libyan authorities confirmed on Wednesday that the presidential election scheduled for Friday would not take place, with the Electoral Authority proposing to postpone by one month this crucial deadline in the transition process supposed to bring this North African country out of the post-Gaddafi chaos. Less than 48 hours […]
A court in Tunisia sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison in absentia for working against the interests of the North African country. Marzouki, who has been outside the country for several months, has been subject to an arrest warrant issued against him in early November following his indictment for treason, on […]