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UAE investors to build two desalination plants in Moroccan Sahara

Emirati firms Metito Utilities and Tahliya have announced in Dubai plans to build two seawater desalination plants powered with renewable energy in the Moroccan Sahara. The announcement was made Thursday on the sidelines of COP28 currently held in the UAE. It comes after the Declaration signed by King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed […]

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Libyan High Council of State welcomes Morocco’s stand regarding Libyan crisis

President of the Libyan High Council of State, Muhammad Meftah Takala, welcomed Morocco’s position, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, regarding the Libyan crisis. Inter-Libyan dialogue rounds held in the Kingdom “have laid the foundations of some institutions and put an end to the bloody conflict between the Libyan brothers”, Takala said at a […]

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Seychelles lifts state of emergency measure after explosion, rains, flooding in northern region

Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan announced Thursday afternoon that the African country was no longer under state of emergency after the northern region of Mahe was earlier in the day the scene of an explosion in a storage area for explosives and damages caused by heavy rains and flooding. Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency in […]

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Guinea’s media regulator orders Canal+ to remove Djoma TV & Radio from channel packages on security grounds

Paris-based cable network Canal+ removed Thursday December 7 the Guinean private media Djoma TV and its radio from its channel packages under instruction of the country’s State-run media regulator HAC which deems the media outlet a threat to security. Boubacar Yacine Diallo, Head of the regulator sent an order to cable Wednesday December 6 for […]

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Chad, Hungary ink several agreements in many areas including military and health

Chad and Hungary signed Thursday December 7 multiple agreements in many areas including military and health in view of bolstering bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The deals were signed by Chad’s top diplomat Saleh Annadif and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó, local media ‘Alwihda info’ reports. They cover areas such as military, education, health, […]

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Egypt to set up yacht manufacturing company as part of yacht tourism promotion

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly approved permitting the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to co-establish Suez Canal for Modern Boats, State-run journal indicated Thursday December 7. Per the State-run media, the future company will manufacture, maintain, and export yachts and maritime units. The Suez Canal for Modern Boats will have a value of $5.1 million. It […]

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Arab Police & Security Leaders call for use of modern technologies to combat terrorism, organized crimewrap up 47th conference in Tangier

The Arab Police and Security Leaders wrapped up Thursday their 47th conference held in Tangier, Morocco, with the adoption of several recommendations that will ultimately be presented to the next Arab Interior Ministers Council. Participants in the conference who focused on leveraging modern technologies to combat terrorism and organized crime, with a specific spotlight on […]

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Morocco’s Atlantic choice, a response to non-Maghreb?

For years and still, Morocco has advocated and campaigned for a united and integrated Maghreb. But its calls have fell on deaf ears of an Algerian military junta that held the region hostage to its pro-separatism schemes. In the face of this Algerian obstinacy to maintain the status-quo of the non-Maghreb, Morocco looked north and […]

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EU appoints Czech diplomat as new head of Border Assistance Mission in Libya

The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) has appointed Czech diplomat Jan Vycital as the new head of the mission. The Political and Security Committee of the EU Council decided to appoint Vycital in replacement of Natalina Cea, reports say. The Czech diplomat will assume office on January 1, 2024 and run the […]

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Mali, Niger scrap two tax deals with France, part of campaign to de-westernize

Mali and Niger have announced they have nullified two historic tax treaties with France, noting that Paris’s hostility towards both West African nations is the reason for the move. According to a joint statement published on Tuesday (5 December), the cancellation of the two treaties, which was meant to avoid double taxation and help in […]