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A powerful militia group in the Libyan capital Tripoli seized power on Wednesday night and cancelled the scheduled Dec. 24 elections, reports say. Forces belonging to Al-Samud brigade have taken control of the headquarters of the ministry of defense and the Presidential Council (PC), Tunisie Numerique reports citing local TV Al Ghad. “Presidential elections will […]
The vaccine of the American laboratory Pfizer is globally less effective against Omicron but protects at 70% against severe cases, according to a study presented Tuesday and carried out in South Africa, which detected the new variant in November. There are many uncertainties about the nature of this new form of Covid-19. Scientists’ initial observations […]
As a state entertaining a rentier economy, Algeria has long sought to gain influence in Africa and the Arab region through cash handouts during the era of expensive oil. After years of diplomatic lethargy during the Bouteflika era, the recycled military regime tries the same recipe, yet money has run out. Algeria first donated 100 […]
King Mohammed VI, of Morocco, received on Tuesday at the Rabat Royal Palace, nineteen new ambassadors to be positioned in several capitals in Europe, Africa, Oceania, Asia, and Latin America. The Sovereign handed the new ambassadors, among whom three women, their appointment dahirs, before they were sworn in before him. Former finance and […]
Tourism businesses saw their hopes of a recovery this year shattered after the flight bans to shield the country from new variants. The government has so far approved aid to the sector to keep jobs but professionals complain the measure is not enough, calling for a tax exemption and stipend to workers that span from […]
The ambassadors of Morocco and Israel to the United States, Lalla Joumala and Michael Herzog hosted a joint event in Washington to celebrate the first anniversary of the Morocco-Israel-USA tripartite agreement which triggered a dynamic of cooperation in the service of development and peace, with, in particular, the resumption of Moroccan-Israeli diplomatic relations. Actually, Morocco […]
A memorandum of understanding to facilitate the access of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the capital market was signed on Wednesday in Casablanca. The MoU between the Casablanca Stock Exchange, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), the Professional Association of Brokerage Companies (APSB) and Maroclear aims to facilitate SMEs’ access to financing at the […]
Moroccan authorities decided on Friday to cancel all cultural and artistic events as the new coronavirus variant Omicron continues to spread around the world. The new measure comes after they have suspended all incoming passengers’ flights and ferries for two weeks, while the number of attendees at funerals has been reduced to maximum ten people […]
Libya’s Interior minister, Khaled Mazen, warned that deteriorating security situation in the country is no longer acceptable for the electoral process to proceed following failure of the Sabha Court to consider the appeals brought to it due to security threats, Libya Observer reports. Mazen made remarks during a joint press conference with Minister of Justice […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to suspend temporarily flights to and from France starting Nov.28 due to a surge of Covid-19 infections and deaths in some European countries as winter season approaches. The flights suspension was initially to be enforced this Friday but was postponed by two days to enable Moroccan nationals and foreigners living in […]