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UK Critical Mineral Resources plc is expanding its operations in Morocco with the acquisition of four new exploration permits in the Rabat and Beni-Mellal regions, covering an area of approximately 80 km2. Three new permits comprise the Meseta Project, primarily prospective for copper. In a press release issued Wednesday, the Company said the Meseta project […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, visited on Wednesday in Dubai “UAE House of Sustainability” pavilion and “Morocco pavilion” in COP28. Upon her arrival, the Princess was welcomed by Emirati Minister of climate change & Environment Maryam Al Meheiri and Moroccan Minister of National Education, Chakib […]
Adamou Diallo, aka Oussama Diallo, the military commander of Islamic State – Sahel Province (IS-GS) has been killed in a clash with Malian armed forces in Menaka, North of the West African country, Moussa AG Acharatoumane, member of the transitional power and Secretary of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) announced on […]
Desert Metals, a mining company listed in Australia, has acquired Côte d’Ivoire-based CDI Resources Limited (CDI) that controls seven gold and lithium projects in the West African country. CDI, through its subsidiaries CDI Minerals and CDI Lithium, holds interests in seven gold and lithium projects. The projects, 2,769km² in landmass coverage, comprise granted mineral permits […]
Two joint units of Tunisia’s counter-terrorism forces and the National Guard rounded up Tuesday December 5 in two separate operations two terrorists condemned to 10 years in prison each in absentia for belonging to terror groups, local media “Tunisie Numerique” reports. A joint patrol of the National Guard and counter-terrorism forces in the city of […]
Egypt’s leading developer Palm Hills has entered into an agreement with Marriott International to build a luxury hotel under the name of Ritz-Carlton Palm Hills in West Cairo with investments of $130 million, the office of Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli has announced. The agreement was signed Monday December 4 by Mr. Yasin Mansour, Chairman of […]
Algeria’s appropriation bill for 2024 continues on track of prioritizing social peace at the expense of sustainability of public finances, auguring ill for the medium- and long-term macroeconomic balances of the country. The Algerian state will spend 38 billion dollars on its inflated public sector payroll, which takes the largest chunk of budget distribution. Civil […]
The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have reiterated their unwavering support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara and for the preservation of the security and stability of the North African Kingdom and its territorial integrity. The supportive stand comes in the final statement released at the end of the 44th GCC summit held […]
Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has called on Algerian authorities to release all human rights militants imprisoned for the exercise of their freedom of expression, opinion and association. In her preliminary findings disclosed this week following her ten-day visit to the country, the UN official belied the […]
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, held in Doha on Tuesday, welcomed the Libyan Joint 6+6 Committee’s compromise reached during its June meetings in Morocco, as tasked by the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State to prepare electoral laws. The compromise reached on laws governing the election of the head of […]