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Tanger Med Port has seen volumes handled up 10% in the first quarter this year, compared to last year when it posted a record performance both in terms of containers and tons, wrote Le Monde. The port continues to be the largest in the Mediterranean, outperforming competitors such as Barcelona and Algeciras, the French daily […]
A constellation of rights watchdogs, including Amnesty International, have condemned the Tunisian regime for its violent crackdown on migrants and for repression against critics, which intensified ahead of the Presidential elections in what was once the Arab Spring success story. In the past few days, Tunisian authorities arrested lawyers and journalists in an “”an unprecedented […]
Morocco’s industry and trade ministry has found that the electric oven’s market is marred by dumping and plans to impose import duty of up to 62%, Moroccan media reported. Citing unnamed ministry sources, le360 said the dumping rate was as high as 74% in the electric oven’s market. Ovens by Turkey’s ITIMAT will be subjected […]
Hundreds of pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries are flocking to Niger to join the ranks of the military regime in Niamey. AFP cited several unnamed fighters, lured by cash, who traveled with a Turkish private company to the resource rich country in the unstable Sahel region. The company takes advantage of good ties between Ankara and Niamey, […]
The debate on the issue of the Sahara at the C24 Caribbean Seminar, held in Caracas (May 14-16), ended with sharp exchange between Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale and his Algerian counterpart Amar Benjama. The Moroccan diplomat vigorously denounced the acts of intimidation exerted by his Algerian colleague against the delegations which supported […]
A Moroccan delegation, led by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, is participating in the 10th World Water Forum, held May 18-25 in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme “Water for Shared Prosperity.” The Moroccan delegation participating in this Forum includes high-ranking officials from the relevant ministerial sectors, as well as institutional partners and stakeholders and experts […]
The American TV channel CNN broadcast lately a report on the Dakhla Atlantic Port, describing the project as a major infrastructure that will enhance economic integration in Africa and drive trade across the continent. In its program “Connecting Africa”, CNN stated that the Moroccan dream of creating an economic trading hub for West Africa and […]
Senegal’s new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has criticized the French military presence in the West African country and also slammed efforts by the West to promote values that he sees as not fitting with those held by Senegal and other African countries, including LGBTQ rights and monogamy. In a speech at a joint conference with […]
Morocco has recovered earlier this week from Chile Some 117 pieces of rare fossils originating from the Kingdom that are 400 Mln-year-old. The paleontological pieces were confiscated by Chilean customs between 2017 and 2022. They were handed to Morocco’s Ambassador in Santiago, Kenza El Ghali, by Director of National Heritage Services, Nelida Pozo Kudo, and […]
The US said Chad’s presidential elections were a “milestone” in the transition process, despite shortfalls in organizing the vote and adjudicating electoral disputes. “We welcome the peaceful conduct of the voting and its aftermath, although we regret the multiple casualties from celebratory gunfire that followed the announcement of provisional results on May 9,” the US […]