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Libya’s Premier Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has charged several countries including neighboring Tunisia, Belgium and Malta of stealing and seizing Libya’s money and assets, Libya Observer reports. Dbeibah leveled the charges during the Public-Private Partnership Workshop held early this week in Tripoli. For the Libyan Premier, the oil-rich country is unlikely to recoup its assets frozen in […]
Tunisia’s national carrier, TunisAir, signed Thursday an acquisition deal with Airbus for four A320 neo passenger jets with possibility for a fifth one following the delivery of the ordered aircraft, Tunisie Numerique reports. The airline will take delivery of the first jet in December whereas the remaining three will be delivered in the course of […]
It is common knowledge now that the Algerian media, at the instigation of the military rulers, fabricates news to serve the propaganda of the Algerian regime. In another desperate move of the king, Algiers tried to disseminate false information on relations between Morocco and Russia, linked since 2016 by a deep strategic partnership. “The practice […]
Colombia has decided to extend the consular jurisdiction of its embassy in Rabat to the whole Moroccan territory, including the Sahara. The decision, announced in a joint statement issued Thursday at the end of talks in Rabat between the Colombian Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Relations of Colombia, Marta Lucia Ramirez, who is currently on […]
The Council of Government, convened Thursday in Rabat, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the country until November 30, 2021, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state of health emergency has been extended for one month instead of two, as was previously the case, […]
The production of olives is expected to increase this year by 21 pc compared to last year crop, said on Tuesday minister of agriculture Mohamed Sadiki at the Parliament’s upper house (Senate). Morocco’s citrus out is also expected to go up by 14 pc this season compared to previous year harvest, added the minister, noting […]
The African Development Bank has approved a € 114 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive and sustainable agriculture in rural areas within the frame of the country’s climate adaptation program focusing on better use of water resources in irrigation and soil conversion techniques. The funding will enhance the resilience of Moroccan agriculture to the global […]
U.S administration has recently contracted for two assessments of the Libya’s oil sector recovery, Libya Observer reports, citing France-based investigative media Africa Intelligence. The first assessment accounting for a first contract was commissioned on September 21 for an amount of almost $400,000 by the Interior Business Center (IBC), the federal government’s purchasing center – a […]
Tunisia’s media regulator, HAICA, Wednesday shut down two media outlets for operating without license, Business News reports. The HAICA, the media says, has seized equipment belonging to the private television Nessma TV and radio Radio Coran in line with the code of conduct article 116 of media in the North African country. The new seizure […]
The cost of Morocco’s vaccine procurement rose to 7 billion dirhams ($77 million), finance ministry documents showed. The amount was funded by the special solidarity fund to which the treasury, companies and citizens amassed contributions that stood at 34 billion dirhams since 2020. Morocco has offered booster jabs for people who took the vaccine six […]