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The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa will be held in Jordan 21-23 May under the theme: “Shaping a New Strategic Context”. The WEF on MENA, 9th of its kind in Jordan and the 16th meeting in the region, will bring together more than 800 government, business and civil society leaders […]
The European Union has agreed on positioning a naval base in Italy to fight against illegal migration from the Libyan coast but the internationally recognized government in Tobruk has stated that it is against the move unless it is done in cooperation with Libyan authorities. EU is seeking the approval of the U.N in order […]
King Mohammed VI will be embarking on an official tour to West and Central Africa for a couple of days during which he will visit Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast and Gabon. He is expected to meet with their presidents before presiding over the conclusion of several bilateral agreements and the inauguration of projects geared […]
King Mohammed VI is to start as of Wednesday a new African tour that will lead him to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Guinée Bissau. King Mohammed VI will undertake, as of Wednesday, working and friendship visits to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon, and will pay an official visit to Guinea-Bissau, it was officially announced […]
Fighters of the terror group Isis have captured the city of Ramadi which represents the biggest victory for the terror group in Iraq since government forces and Shiite paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year. Isis already controls large parts of Iraq and Syria in a self-proclaimed caliphate. The fall of Ramadi, the capital […]
A three-day conference dialogue started in Riyadh on Sunday in an attempt to end the war in Yemen but the Houthi Movement is boycotting the conference. The talks are part of the Saudi-led coalition’s Operation Renewal of Hope which focuses on the political process that will lead to a stable and secure future for Yemen. Operation […]
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. The information was relayed by Mauritania’s Alakhbar news website that has often received messages from the Sahara desert based jihadist group. An audio message posted on Alakhbar’s website last week […]
Morocco is about to reform the law on abortion by legalizing the procedure in case a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, in case the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or if the fetus presents deformities. The move is the result of consultations held at the instructions of King Mohammed VI after the […]
An audio recording from the Mourabitoune group announced that the group has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS). The audio was broadcasted by a Mauritanian news agency. The allegiance of the group to the IS will force neighboring countries that share the Sahara desert to reinforce their defense and security cooperation. The audio has […]
Morocco has joined as a participating State the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized intergovernmental agency of the World Health Organization that conducts and coordinates research in the causes of cancer. Morocco is the 25th country to join IARC and is, notably, the first IARC Participating State from the African continent, said […]