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A member of Libya’s House of Representative, HoR, and her daughter have been kidnapped in the eastern city of Benghazi and taken to an unknown location by forces loyal to rebel commander Khalifa Haftar. Siham Sirgiwa’s kidnapping is viewed as an apparent punishment for her criticism of the eastern military commander’s current offensive on […]
L’Agence Française de Developpement will extend Morocco a loan of €50 million and a subsidy of €1 million to secure access to drinking water in the Northern provinces of the Kingdom. The related agreement was signed Wednesday in Rabat by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the National Office of Electricity and Water (ONEE). The […]
World leader in home appliances, Bosch, signed a memorandum of understanding with Morocco’s industry ministry to create an industrial cluster in Morocco to supply its plants in Europe. The new Bosch suppliers in Morocco will help create 2000 jobs and achieve an export value of 1.6 billion dirhams in 2023, said Morocco’s industry ministry in […]
The International monetary fund said Morocco could post a growth rate of 4.5% in 2024 from 3% in 2018 if it continues on path of reform and inclusive growth. “Morocco’s medium-term prospects remain favorable, with growth expected to reach 4.5 percent by 2024” the IMF said in a report following Article IV consultations. The North […]
Libya’s former envoy to the UAE has thrown his support behind Khalifa Haftar’s unpopular military campaigns in Libya. Aref Al-Nayed has aligned himself with the military approach noting that it is the only solution to restore Libya’s sovereignty, The Libyan Express reports. “The army led by Haftar is going to bring back Libya’s sovereignty as […]
The whereabouts of the three Sahrawi activists, who were arrested on June 17 by the Polisario armed militias, is finally known. They are held in Dhaibiya prison, Katba Sidi Ahmadi said in a statement he released after he visited his detained cousin Moulay Abba Bouzid. He described the poor conditions of the detention of his […]
Morocco, which imports most of its needs of energy, is steadily reducing its dependence on imports thanks to efforts spearheaded by King Mohammed VI to increase the share of renewable energy in the national energy mix to over 52% by 2030. King Mohammed VI, who supervises the national program for the development of renewable energy […]
Set on modernizing its army, Morocco is showing interest in acquiring submarines, Portuguese defense minister said. “Morocco is interested in developing sub-marine capabilities. We will work together with Morocco in that regard,” said Joao Gomes Carvinho following talks with Minister delegate in charge of defense, Abdellatif Loudiyi in Lisbon. The Portuguese official said that the […]
The Sahrawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADEH) has raised with the Basque government the cases of Moulay Abba Bouzeid, Fadel Breika and Mahmoud Zeidan, who were abducted lately by the polisario militias. In Bilbao, the Sahrawi NGO met with officials from the autonomous government and a representative of the Madrid central government. […]
Morocco has strengthened its position in Africa as a rising power thanks to the vision of King Mohammed VI, writes French magazine Le Point on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the rule of the Moroccan monarch. In an in-depth issue, the magazine dedicated 14 pages to take stock of the developments that took […]